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Textbook Solutions for Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach

Chapter 2 Problem 252

Question

Consider a 1400-kg car cruising at constant speed of 70 km/s. Now the car starts to pass another car, by accelerating to 110 km/h in 5 s. Determine the additional power needed to achieve this acceleration. What would your answer be if the total mass of the car were only 700 kg?

Solution

Step 1 of 4

A car cruising at a constant speed to accelerate to a specified speed within a specified time. The additional power needed to achieve this acceleration is to be determined.

Assumptions are

1. The additional air drag, friction, and rolling resistance are not considered.

2. The road is a level road.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

Solved: Consider a 1400-kg car cruising at constant speed

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