What is the magnitude of the air velocity at a point on the hill directly above the origin [point (2)]? What is the elevation of point (2) above the plain and what is the difference in pressure between point (1) on the plain far from the hill and point (2)?

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60 km/hr
45 m
(1)
(3),
Figure 1
A 60 km/hr wind blows toward a hill arising from a plain that can be approximated
with the top section of a half-body as illustrated in Fig 1. The height of the hill
approaches 45 m as shown. Assume an air density of 1.23 kg/m².
a. What is the magnitude of the air velocity at a point on the hill directly above the
origin [point (2)]?
b. What is the elevation of point (2) above the plain and what is the difference in
pressure between point (1) on the plain far from the hill and point (2)?
Transcribed Image Text:60 km/hr 45 m (1) (3), Figure 1 A 60 km/hr wind blows toward a hill arising from a plain that can be approximated with the top section of a half-body as illustrated in Fig 1. The height of the hill approaches 45 m as shown. Assume an air density of 1.23 kg/m². a. What is the magnitude of the air velocity at a point on the hill directly above the origin [point (2)]? b. What is the elevation of point (2) above the plain and what is the difference in pressure between point (1) on the plain far from the hill and point (2)?
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