Question

Consider a blimp that can be approximated as a 3-m diameter, 8-m long ellipsoid and is connected to the ground. On a windless day, the rope tension due to the net buoyancy effect is measured to be 120 N. Determine the rope tension when there are 50 km/h winds blowing along the blimp (parallel to the blimp axis).

Answer 1

Step 1 of 6

Diameter of the blimp,

Length of the blimp,

Rope tension,

The velocity of the wind,

Step 2 of 6

The drag force acting on the blimp can be calculated using the formula given below,

(1)

Where,  is the drag coefficient is the density of air.

A is the frontal area of the blimp.

V is the velocity of the wind.

Step 3 of 6

The frontal area of the parachute,

Here,

Substitute the value in the above equation.

The drag coefficient for the balloon is,

Step 4 of 6

From the table properties of air,

The density of air at 1atm pressure and  is,

The velocity of air,

Step 5 of 6

Now, substitute all the known values in equation (1)

Step 6 of 6

Now, rope tension is the sum of rope tension due to the buoyancy effect and the force due to the wind blowing.

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