Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering, 4th ed.c

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248 Chapter 9 Mass and Mass-Related Parameters


Pipe 1:
d 1 = 1 in.
V 1 = 2 ft/s

1 Pipe 2:
d 2 = 1.75 in.
V 2 = 1.5 ft/s

Pipe 3:
d 3 = 1.5 in.
V 3 =?

2

3

9.39. Imagine the water level in the tank described in Prob-
lem 9.38 rises at a rate of 0.1 in /s. Knowing the diam-
eter of the tank is 6 in., what is the average velocity of
the water leaving the tank? Express your answer in in /s,
ft /s, and m/s.
9.40. The density of air at a city (such as San Diego) located
at sea level is 1.225 kg /m
3
, while for a city (such as
Denver) located at high altitude is 1.048 kg /m
3

. Con-
sider two auditoriums, each with dimensions of 50 ft
100 ft20 ft, one located in San Diego and the
other in Denver. Calculate the mass of air for each au-
ditorium. Express your answer in kg, lbm, and slugs.
9.41. A rectangular duct with dimensions of 12 in.14 in.
delivers conditioned air with a density of 1.2 kg /m
3
to
a room at a rate of 1000 ft
3
/min. What is the mass-
flow rate of air in lbm/h? What is the average air speed
in the duct? Express your answer in m/s and ft /s.
9.42. A rubber balloon has a mass of 10 grams. The balloon
is filled with air and forms a shape that may be ap-
proximated as a sphere with a diameter of 1.5 ft. What
is the total mass of the balloon? What would be the
total mass of the balloon if it is filled with helium in-
stead? Express your answers in grams.
9.43. A typical household of four people consume approxi-
mately 80 gallons of water per day. Express the annual
consumption rate of a city with a population of
100,000 people. Express your answer in slugs per year,
lbmper year, and kg per year.
9.44. Lake Mead, near the Hoover Dam, which is the largest
man-made lake in the United States, contains
28,537,000 acre-foot of water (an acre-foot is the amount
of water required to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot). Ex-
press the mass of the water volume in kg and lbm.


9.45. Air with a density of 0.45 kg /m
3
enters an experimen-
tal jet engine at rate of 180 m/s. The inlet area of the
engine is 5.0 ft
2

. After fuel is burned, the air and com-
bustion byproducts leave the engine with a velocity of
650 m/s through an outlet area of 4.0 ft
2
. What is the
average density of the gas exiting the engine? Express
your answer in kg /m
3
, slugs /ft
3
, and lbm/ft
3
.


Air Air + Combustion


Problem 9.38


Problem 9.44
Source:U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Problem 9.45


9.46. In a food processing (drying) application, air ( 
1.10 kg /m
3
, V10 ft /min) enters a chamber through
a duct with dimensions of 20 in.18 in. and leaves
( 1.25 kg /m
3
) through a ductwork with dimen-
sions of 16 in.18 in. What is the average air speed
in the exit duct? Express your answer in ft /min and m/s.
9.47. To measure the fuel consumption of an experimental
lawn mower, fuel is drawn from a tank that is resting
on a scale, as shown in the figure. The tank and the
fuel have an initial total mass of 10 kg. If the mass scale

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