4) A steel tape is placed around the earth at the equator when the temperature is 0 C. What will the clearance between the tape
and the ground (assumed to be uniform) be if the temperature of the tape rises to 30 C. Neglect the expansion of the earth (the radius of the earth is 6.37 X 106 m)
As it states in the text, Unfortunately, the pump or compressor in a fluid power system is often noisy and heavy. This aspect of the fluid power system is a critical area of interest for engineers and scientists who seek to improve fluid power.
