
Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics
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Author: Borgnakke, C. (claus), Sonntag, Richard Edwin, Author.
Publisher: Wiley,
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.28P
A wind turbine can extract at most a fraction 16/27 of the wind kinetic energy. With a rotor diameter of 15 m and a wind speed of
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20: A 2022 Porsche 911 (992) GT3 is crossing a 20 ft bridge. The specification of the car is shown below.Determine the maximum shear (in lb) and moment (in lb-ft) on the bridge.
ANS: Vmax = 2,680.850 lb ; Mmax = 11,233.13 lb-ft
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P1 = 208.625 KN/M
P2 = 281.310 KN/M
P = 15.491 KN/M
FB = 463.402 MPA
FV = 55.034 MPA
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18: Determine the maximum shear and moment that would be experienced by a 10 m beam if a three-wheelmoving load of 10 kN, 30 kN, and 5 kN respectively will pass it by. The distance between the 1st and 2nd load is 1 m and the distance between the 2nd and 3rd load is 3 m.ANS: Vmax = 40 kN ; Mmax = 100.014 kN-m
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