9.17 If the drag on one side of a flat plate parallel to the upstream flow is @ when the upstream velocity is U, what will the drag be when the upstream velocity is 2U; or U/2? Assume laminar flow. For laminar flow B=£eU "Gy A, where Co, = ee Ths, ’ ee b= £00" 3208 9 = = 0.66x eA UM ~ yt He ence, Li, ve , 3" ean Oy = 283Lt, an b 2 Tee Saco 9.18 A ceiling fan consists of five blades of 0.80-m length and 0.10-m width which rotate at 100 rpm. Estimate the torque needed to overcome the friction on the Blades if they act as flat plates. Let df= torque fromthe drag on element wa on 4 of the blade a U a IM (dy aig)) 20400 ry ‘ed TW where U=aly and w=looZst ( (fney 2858 ap fat a dF ora =10.47 Sed L=0.8m The maximum Rey will occor at point () where y= or Re, = ae . sit ~ iarriepny lm). eruysot Thus, ea pt the blade Rey Thos, FaxF. = Somw- Se _ 988-259 «9,492, Wo ony o88 @ #3,2% decrease see ees 9.28 The large, newly planted tree shown in Fig. P9.28 is kept from tipping over in a wind by use of a rope as shown. It is assumed that the sandy soil cannot support any moment about the center of the soil ball, point A. Estimate the tension in the rope if the wind is 80 kmv/hr. See Fig. 9.30 tor drag coefficient data.2.M,=0 where the moments are due to the drag, Land the fension in the rope, T. Thus, SOr4T. T , where trom the figure Ly=(242.540.5)m = 5.0m and by oop =2. 2m Hence, T= 42. eign whare from the figure A=Elemy Thos, wilh O(N) 222.29 and ©, = 0,28 (see Fig. 9.21) we oblain re (1O.23 8,)02.28F Fes m)* (0.26) = 3650 N = 3.65kN