A symmetric biplane having forward / aft wedge angles 2° is placed in supersonic flow as shown below.
Estimate the lift and drag of this configuration by using the idea of method of
characteristics. (Recall v±0=const on different direction i. e left or right running waves)
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The wave pattern on the biplane is shown in dashed lines.
(v,0)»=(28,0)

Heat is added to a piston-cylinder device filled with 2 kg of air to raise its temperature 400 c from an initial temperature of t1 27 cand pressure of pi 1 mpa. the process is isobaric process. find a)-the final pressure p2 b)-the heat transfer to the air.

Air is to be cooled in the evaporator section of a refrigerator by passing it over a bank of 0.8-cm-outer-diameter and 0.4-m-long tubes inside which the refrigerant is evaporating at -20°c. air approaches the tube bank in the normal direction at 0°c and 1 atm with a mean velocity of 4 m/s. the tubes are arranged in-line with longitudinal and transverse pitches of sl- st 1.5 cm. there are 30 rows in the flow direction with 15 tubes in each row. determine (a) the refrigeration capacity of this system and (b) pressure drop across the tube bank. evaluate the air properties at an assumed mean temperature of -5°c and 1 atm. is this a good assumption?

The higher the astm grain-size number, the coarser the grain is. a)-true b)-false