Suppose that you measure the parallax angle for a particular star to be 0.5 arcsecond. The distance to this star is

A) 0.5 light-year.
B) 0.5 parsec.
C) 5 light-years.
D) 5 parsecs.
E) 2 parsecs.


E

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GIVEN
? SO2 condensing on a horizontal tube
? Tube outside diameter (D) = 5 cm = 0.05 m
? Pressure (p) 490 kPa
? SO2 properties

FIND
(a) Condensate film thickness (S) at 1.3 cm from the bottom (x = L – 1.3 cm = 0.187 m)
(b) The average heat transfer coefficient (hc)
(c) The rate of condensation (m) in kg/h
ASSUMPTIONS
? Steady state
? Laminar condensate flow
? Vapor density is negligible compared to the liquid density
SKETCH

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