CN1111 Fundamentals.

. Units, Values and Dimensions (Tutorial No1) Question 1 Thermal conductivity in the American engineering system of units is:

k=

Btu

(hr)(ft2)(F/ft)

Change this to:

KJ

(day)(m2)(F/ft)
Question 2 a) b) c) In the conversion Tables of Perrys Handbook (5 edition) is a row stating that the factor 0.10197 converts newtons to Kg. is it correct? Weight is the product of mass times the force of gravity. Is it correct? A 67 Kg person will only weigh 11 kg on the moon. Is it correct?
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Question 3 A poundal is the force required to accelerate a mass of 1 lbm at a rate of 1 ft/s , and a slug is the mass of an object that will accelerate at a rate of 1 2 ft/s when subjected to a force of 1 lbf. a) Calculate the mass in slugs and the weight in poundals of a 175 lbm man (i) on earth and (ii) on the moon, where the acceleration of gravity is one-sixth of its value on earth. b) A force of 355 poundals is exerted in a 25.0-slug object. At what rate (m/s2) does the object accelerate? Question 4 Perform the following calculation, paying attention to significant figures. a) b) c) d) (3.4) x (2.75) 3 (5.400 x 10 )/27 1.487 + 23.8 4 2 (4.75 x 10 ) (8.60 x 10 )
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Question 5 a) Liquid methyl ethyl ketone flows through a pipe with inner diameter of 2.067 in. at a flowrate of 0.48ft/s. The density at 20 C is 0.8 g/cm and the viscosity is 0.43 centipoise (1 cP = 1 g/(ms)). Calculate Reynolds number. If the value is below 2100, the flow is laminar, and above 2100, it is turbulent. Ethene flows through a tube with diameter D = 20 cm, at a flow rate of 0.1 Mton/year. The viscosity of ethane is given in the table. Calculate the Re number at 25 C and at 250 C. -4 Temperature (K) Viscosity (10 Pa s) 250 0.087 300 0.103 400 0.135 500 0.162 600 0.187
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