ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS
ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS
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Author: MOAVENI
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Chapter 15, Problem 10P
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Find the power requirements of air resistance as a function of air speed and temperature in kilowatts and horsepower.

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Explanation of Solution

Given data:

The value of drag coefficient Cd is 0.4.

The width of car is 74.4 inches.

The height of car is 57.4 inches.

The air speed varies from the range of 15ms<V<35ms.

The temperature varies from the range of 0°C<T<45°C.

Formula used:

Express the drag coefficient by the equation,

Cd=Fd12ρV2A (1)

Here,

Fd is the drag force,

ρ is the air density,

V is the air speed,

A is the frontal area.

Express the relation for power consumption in order to overcome the air resistance,

P=FdV (2)

Calculate the area by multiplying the factor 0.85 with width and height.

Therefore, express the area as below.

A=0.85×width×height (3)

Express the formula to calculate the air density as below,

ρair=pRT (4)

Here,

p is the atmosphere pressure of air (101325Pa),

R is the ideal gas constant (287.05JkgK-1)

T is the temperature.

Calculation:

Rearrange equation (1) to find Fd.

Fd=12CdρV2A (5)

Substitute equation (4) in (5).

Fd=12RTCdpV2A (6)

Substitute equation (3) in (6).

Fd=0.852RTCdpV2×width×height=0.425RTCdpV2×width×height (7)

Substitute equation (7) in equation (2).

P=0.425RTCdpV2×width×height×V=0.425RTCdp×width×height×V3W=0.000425RTCdp×width×height×V3kW (8)

Summarize the steps to find the power consumption as a function of air speed and temperature using MATLAB as follows:

  • Input the given values.
  • Use equation (1) to find the power in watts.
  • Use the temperature value range from 0°C<T<45°C and air speed from 15ms<V<35ms to find the different values of power.
  • Divide the equation (1) by 1000 to find the power in kilowatts.
  • Find the power in horsepower using the relation 1horpower=1.341 kilowatts.
  • Print the values in the form of table.

In the M-file editor, type the code as follows and save the file named “air speed” as .m file and run the code.

C_d=0.4;

width=74.4*0.0254;            % convert inches into meter

height=57.4*0.0254;           % convert inches into meter

p=101325;

R=287.05;

V=15:5:35;

T=0:5:45;

for i=1:1:5

    for j=1:1:10

        P_kw(i,j)=(0.000425*C_d*p*width*height*V(i)^3)/(R*(T(j)+273));

        P_hp(i,j)=1.341*P_kw(i,j);

    end

end

table_kw=[V',P_kw];

table_hp=[V',P_hp];

fprintf('\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

fprintf('\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Ambient temperature (C) \n');

fprintf('\t\tCar speed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

fprintf('\t(m/s)\t\t0\t\t5\t\t\t10\t\t\t15\t\t20\t\t25\t\t30\t\t\t35\t\t40\t\t\t45\n');

fprintf('--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

disp(table_kw);

fprintf('-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

fprintf('\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

fprintf('\t\t      \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Ambient temperature (C) \n');

fprintf('\t\tCar speed --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

fprintf('\t(m/s)\t\t0\t\t5\t\t\t10\t\t\t15\t\t20\t\t25\t\t30\t\t\t35\t\t40\t\t\t45\n');

fprintf('--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

disp(table_hp);

fprintf('-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n');

In the command window of the MATLAB, the output will be displayed as follows:

ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS, Chapter 15, Problem 10P

Therefore, the power consumption as a function of air speed and temperature in terms of kilowatts and horsepower is calculated.

Conclusion:

Thus, the power consumption as a function of air speed and temperature in terms of kilowatts and horsepower is calculated using MATLAB.

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