Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals And Applications
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073380322
Author: Yunus Cengel, John Cimbala
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 3, Problem 129EP
An 8-ft-long tank open to the atmosphere initially contains 3-ft-high water. It is being towed by a truck on a level road. The truck driver applies the brakes and the water level at the front rises 0.75 ft above the initial level. Determine the deceleration of the truck.
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An 8-ft-long tank open to the atmosphere initially contains 3-ft-high water. It is being towed by a truck on a level road. The truck driver applies the brakes and the water level at the front rises 0.75 ft above the initial level. Determine the deceleration of the truck.
5. An 8-ft long tank open to the atmosphere initially contains 3-ft high water.
It is being towed by a truck on a level road. The truck driver applies the brakes
and the water level at the front rises 0.5 ft above the initial level. Determine
the deceleration of the truck.
Ah - 0.5 ft
Water
h-3 ft
tank
L= 8 ft
The tank shown is 1.5 m wide into the paper. Determine the:
A. Maximum value of ax without spilling any water and the corresponding force on the rear side
wall AB.
B. The minimum value of ax if the pressure at C is 0.
C. The value of ay if ax=4.5 m/s2 and the pressure at C is just zero.
0.4m
0.8 m
0.75 m
1.8 m
a₂
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