Experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel with a wind speed of 16.66 m/sec on a flat plate having area 2.25 x 10 4 cm2 and 1.5 m wide. The density of air is 1.2 kg/m3, the co-efficient of lift and drag are 0.25 and 0.70 respectively. Determine (i) the lift force, (ii) the drag force, (iii) direction of resultant force and (iv) the power exerted by air on plate.

Experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel with a wind speed of 16.66 m/sec on a flat plate having area 2.25 x 10 4 cm2 and 1.5 m wide. The density of air is 1.2 kg/m3, the co-efficient of lift and drag are 0.25 and 0.70 respectively. Determine (i) the lift force, (ii) the drag force, (iii) direction of resultant force and (iv) the power exerted by air on plate.

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Chapter5: Analysis Of Convection Heat Transfer

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