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Hurricanes can involve winds in excess of 120 km/h at the outer edge. Make a crude
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Problem 64P
Hurricanes can involve winds in excess of 120 km/h at the outer edge. Make a crude estimate of (a) the energy, and (b) the angular momentum, of such a hurricane, approximating it as a rigidly rotating uniform cylinder of air (density 1.3 kg/m3) of radius 100 km and height 4.0 km.
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QUESTION:
Problem 64P
Hurricanes can involve winds in excess of 120 km/h at the outer edge. Make a crude estimate of (a) the energy, and (b) the angular momentum, of such a hurricane, approximating it as a rigidly rotating uniform cylinder of air (density 1.3 kg/m3) of radius 100 km and height 4.0 km.
ANSWER:
Solution 64P
Step 1 of 4:
In this question, we need to find energy of hurricane
In part b, we need to find angular momentum of hurricane approximating it as rigidly rotating uniform cylinder of air
Data given
Angular velocity of hurricane
Density
Radius
Height
Part a: