A wooden raft has a mass of 55 kg. When empty it floats in water (density with 64% of its volume submerged. What maximum mass of sand can be put on the raft without sinking it?

What will be an ideal response?


31 kg

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A horizontal 2.5-cm-OD tube is maintained at a temperature of 27°C on its outer surface. Calculate the average heat transfer coefficient if saturated steam at 12 kPa is condensing on this tube.

GIVEN
? Saturated steam condensing on a horizontal tube
? Tube outside diameter (D) = 2.5 cm = 0.025 m
? Tube outer surface temperature (Ts) = 27°C
? Steam pressure (p) = 12 kPa
FIND
? The average heat transfer coefficient (hc)
ASSUMPTIONS
? Steady state
? Film condensation occurs
SKETCH

PROPERTIES AND CONSTANTS
From Appendix 2, Table 13, for saturated water at 12 kPa

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The total energy radiated by a blackbody depends on

A) the square of its temperature. B) the fourth power of its temperature. C) the fourth root of its temperature. D) the square root of its temperature. E) the cube of its temperature.

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______________ is the apparent motion that occurs between two fixed objects when the observer changes position

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A particle (mass = 5.0 g, charge = 40 mC) moves in a region of space where the electric field is uniform and is given by Ex = ?2.3 N/C, Ey = Ez = 0 . If the position and velocity of the particle at t = 0 are given by x = y = z = 0 and vz = 20 m/s, vx = vy = 0, what is the distance from the origin to the particle at t = 2.0 s?

a. 60 m b. 54 m c. 69 m d. 78 m e. 3.2 m

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