The propeller of a small airplane has a 2-m-diameter slipstream and produces a thrust of 3.6kN when
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The propeller of a small airplane has a 2-m-diameter slipstream and produces a thrust of 3.6kN when the airplane is at rest on the ground. Assuming ng ρ = 1.21 kg/m3 for air, determine
(a) The speed of the air in the slipstream,
(b) The volume of air passing through the propeller per second,
(c) The kinetic energy imparted per second to the air in the slip stream.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell
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