To measure the force of friction on a moving car, engineers turn off the engine and allow
Question:
To measure the force of friction on a moving car, engineers turn off the engine and allow the car to coast down hills of known steepness. The engineers collect the following data:
1. On a 2.87° hill, the car can coast at a steady 20 m/s.
2. On a 5.74° hill, the steady coasting speed is 30 m/s.
The total mass of the car is 1000 kg.
(a) What is the force of friction at 20 m/s (F20) and at 30 m/s (F30)?
(b) How much useful power must the engine deliver to drive the car on a level road at steady speeds of 20 m/s (P20) and 30 m/s (P30)?
(c) At full throttle, the engine delivers 40 kW. What is the angle of the steepest incline up which the car can maintain a steady 20 m/s?
(d) Assume that the engine delivers the same total useful work from each liter of gas, no matter what speed. At 20 m/s on a level road, the car goes 12.7 km/L. How many kilometers per liter does it get if it goes 30 m/s instead?
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Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers
ISBN: 978-0195134889
1st Edition
Authors: Edmund G. Seebauer, Robert L. Barry