For the two automobiles of Problem P6.31 in Chapter 6, how much power must the engines produce
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For the two automobiles of Problem P6.31 in Chapter 6, how much power must the engines produce just to overcome air drag at 60 mph?
Problem P6.31
(a) A luxury sports car has a frontal area of 22.4 ft2 and a 0.29 coefficient of drag at 60 mph. What is the drag force on the vehicle at this speed?
(b) A sport-utility vehicle has CD = 0.45 at 60 mph and a slightly larger frontal area of 29.1 ft2. What is the drag force in this case?
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An Introduction To Mechanical Engineering
ISBN: 9781111576820
3rd Edition
Authors: Jonathan Wickert, Kemper Lewis
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