A 2500-lb automobile comes to a complete stop from 65 mph. If 60% of the braking capacity

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A 2500-lb automobile comes to a complete stop from 65 mph. If 60% of the braking capacity is provided by the front disk brake rotors, determine their temperature rise. Each of the two cast-iron rotors weighs 15 lb and has a specific heat of 0.14 Btu/(lbm ∙ °F).

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An Introduction To Mechanical Engineering

ISBN: 9781111576820

3rd Edition

Authors: Jonathan Wickert, Kemper Lewis

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