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3 years ago
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A drag racing car with a weight of 1600 lbf attains a speed of 270 mph in a quarter-mile race. Immediately after passing the tim

ing lights, the driver opens a drag chute. At this point, the air and rolling resistance of the car are negligible compared to the drag of the chute. What chute diameter (in feet) is required to make sure that the car decelerates to 60 mph within 7 seconds?
Physics
1 answer:
Kaylis [27]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

15.065ft

Explanation:

To solve this problem it is necessary to consider the aerodynamic concepts related to the Drag Force.

By definition the drag force is expressed as:

F_D = -\frac{1}{2}\rho V^2 C_d A

Where

\rho is the density of the flow

V = Velocity

C_d= Drag coefficient

A = Area

For a Car is defined the drag coefficient as 0.3, while the density of air in normal conditions is 1.21kg/m^3

For second Newton's Law the Force is also defined as,

F=ma=m\frac{dV}{dt}

Equating both equations we have:

m\frac{dV}{dt}=-\frac{1}{2}\rho V^2 C_d A

m(dV)=-\frac{1}{2}\rho C_d A (dt)

\frac{1}{V^2 }(dV)=-\frac{1}{2m}\rho C_d A (dt)

Integrating

\int \frac{1}{V^2 }(dV)= - \int\frac{1}{2m}\rho C_d A (dt)

-\frac{1}{V}\big|^{V_f}_{V_i}=\frac{1}{2m}(\rho)C_d (\pi r^2) \Delta t

Here,

V_f = 60mph = 26.82m/s

V_i = 120.7m/s

m= 1600lbf = 725.747Kg

\rho = 1.21 kg/m^3

C_d = 0.3

\Delta t=7s

Replacing:

\frac{-1}{26.82}+\frac{1}{120.7} = \frac{1}{2(725.747)}(1.21)(0.3)(\pi r^2) (7)

-0.029 = -5.4997r^2

r = 2.2963m

d= r*2 = 4.592m \approx 15.065ft

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