Front-wheel-drive cars do not distribute the work involved in stopping the car equally among all wheels. The

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Front-wheel-drive cars do not distribute the work involved in stopping the car equally among all wheels. The front wheel brakes dissipate about 60% of the energy transfer involved in braking, while the rear wheels take care of the remaining 40%. If you are in such a car, traveling at 55 miles/hr, and if you slow the car down to 20 miles/hr  applying the brakes, determine the amount of kinetic energy (kJ) dissipated in the front brakes. Neglect rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag. Assume that the car and driver have a total mass of 1087 kg.

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Thermodynamics Concepts And Applications

ISBN: 9781107179714

2nd Edition

Authors: Stephen R. Turns, Laura L. Pauley

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