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Q7) The local atmospheric pressure in Denver, Colorado (elevation 1610 m) is 83.4 kPa. Air at
this pressure and at 25OC flows with a velocity of 9 m/s over a 2.5-m ¿ 5-m flat plate.
Determine the drag force acting on the top surface of the plate if the air flows parallel to the
(i) 5-m-long side
(ii) the 2.5-m-long side.

Q8 ) A plastic boat whose bottom surface can be approximated as a 1.5-m-wide, 2-m-long flat
surface is to move through water at 15 oC at speeds up to 45 km/h. Determine the friction drag
exerted on the boat by the water and the power needed to overcome it.

Q9) A 17,000-kg tractor-trailer rig has a frontal area of 9.2 m 2, a drag coefficient of 0.96, a rolling
resistance coefficient of 0.05 (multiplying the weight of a vehicle by the rolling resistance
coefficient gives the rolling resistance), a bearing friction resistance of 350 N, and a maximum
speed of 110 km/h on a level road during steady cruising in calm weather with an air density of
1.25 kg/m3. Now a fairing is installed to the front of the rig to suppress separation and to
streamline the flow to the top surface, and the drag coefficient is reduced to 0.76. Determine
the maximum speed of the rig with the fairing.