A large truck has an essentially boxlike body that causes flow separation at the front edges of

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A large truck has an essentially boxlike body that causes flow separation at the front edges of the cab at any speed. The drag is mostly profile drag and \(C_{D}=0.75\). If the projected frontal area of the truck is \(9 \mathrm{~m}^{2}\), determine and plot as a function of speed between zero and the legal limit the power that must be delivered to the road to propel the truck.

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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