A cart is moving along a railroad track at a constant velocity of 5 m/s as shown.

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A cart is moving along a railroad track at a constant velocity of 5 m/s as shown. Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3) issues from a nozzle at 10 m/s and is deflected through 180° by a vane on the cart. The cross-sectional area of the nozzle is 0.002 m2. Calculate the resistive force on the cart.

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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