ME 11 A1

ACTIVITY NO. 1

NAME: Joshua L. Atuel

Due Date: July 08, 2020/10:30 am
Send to: ymelliza@xu.edu.ph

1. A gasoline-powered engine produces a peak output of 20 Horsepower. Express the

given power KW.
2. One pound is equivalent to approximately how many newtons?
3. One meter is equivalent to approximately how many feet?
4. One inch is equivalent to approximately how many millimeters?
5. One gallon is equivalent to approximately how many liters?
6. Express your weight in the units of pounds and newtons, and your mass in the units of slugs
and kilograms.
7. Express your height in the units of inches, feet, and meters.
8. The wind power output per unit area swept by the rotor is 2.4 kW/m . Convert this quantity to
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the dimensions of hp/ft .

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9. A world-class runner can run half a mile in a time of 1 min and 45 s. What is the runner’s
average speed in m/s?
10. One U.S. gallon is equivalent to 0.1337 ft , 1 ft is equivalent to 0.3048 m, and 1000 L are
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equivalent to 1 m . By using those definitions, determine the conversion factor between

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gallons and liters.

SOLUTIONS:
0.7457 KW
1. 20 hp • =14.914 KW ≈ 15 KW
1 hp
2. 1 lb is equivalent to approximately 4.448 N.
3. 1 m is equivalent to approximately 3.281 ft.
4. 1 inch is equivalent to approximately 25.4 mm.
5. 1 gal is equivalent to approximately 3.785 L.
2.20462 lbs 4.44822 N
6. 54 kg • =119.05 lbs• =529.56 N
1 kg 1lbs
W 529.56 N 0.0685218 slug
m= = =54.04 kg • =3.7 slugs
g 9.8 m/s 2 1 kg
0.01 m 0.0833333 ft
7. 171 cm• =1.71m •39.3701∈ ¿ =67.32∈• ¿
cm 1m 1∈¿=5.601 ft ¿
hp
0.125 2
KW ft hp hp
8. 2.4 2 • =0.299 2 ≈ 0.3 2
m KW ft ft
1 2
m
1 mi 1609.34 m m m
9. • =15.327 ≈ 15.3
105 s 1 mi s s
 1 gal ( 1 ft )3 1 m3 1 gal
10. 3
• 3
• =
0.1337 ft ( 0.30 4 8 m ) 1000 L 3.786 L