Air at sonic conditions and at static temperature and pressure of 340 K and 250 kPa, respectively, is to be accelerated to a Mach number of 1.6 by cooling it as it flows through a channel with constant cross-sectional area. Disregarding friction effects, determine the required heat transfer from the air in kJ/kg.

Aloaded platform of total mass 500 kg is supported by a dashpot and by a set of springs of effective stiffness 72 kn/m. it is observed that when the platform is depressed through a distance x = 12.5 cm below its equilibrium position and then released without any initial velocity; it reaches its equilibrium position in the shortest possible time without overshoot. find the position and velocity of the loaded platform 0.10 sec. after its release. if a further load of 400 kg is added to the platform, find, i) the frequency of damped vibrations, and i) the amplitude of vibration after 2 complete oscillations, given that the initial amplitude is 15 cm.

Calculate the bore of a cylinder that has a stroke of 18 inches and an extension time of 6 seconds at a flow rate of 4 gal/min.

How to increase the thermal officiency of an ideal simple rankino cycle? among these methods, which one is the best and why?