To reduce the drag coefficient and thus improve the fuel efficiency of cars,the design of side rearview mirrors has changed dram

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To reduce the drag coefficient and thus improve the fuel efficiency of cars,the design of side rearview mirrors has changed dram

atically in recent decades from asimple circular plate to a streamlined shape. Determine the amount of fuel and moneysaved per year as a result of replacing a 15-cm-diameter flat mirror by one with ahemispherical back. Assume the car is driven 25,000 km a year at an average speedof 95 km/hr. Take the density and price of gasoline to be 0.75 kg/L and $0.90/L,respectively; the heating value of gasoline to be 44,000 kJ/kg and the overall efficiencyof the engine to be 30 percent.

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marissa [1.9K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-09T21:10:53+03:00

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Amount of fuel used per year is supposed to be 34150 KJ/kg