A stream of water strikes a stationary turbine bladehorizontally, as the drawing illustrates. The incident water streamhas a velocity of +18.0 m/s, wh

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2021-02-25

A stream of water strikes a stationary turbine bladehorizontally, as the drawing illustrates. The incident water streamhas a velocity of +18.0 m/s, while the exiting water stream has avelocity of -18.0 m/s. The mass of water per second that strikesthe blade is 17.0 kg/s. Find themagnitude of the average force exerted on the water by theblade.

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SchepperJ

SchepperJ

Skilled2021-02-26Added 96 answers

This is essentially a momemtum / impulse problem.... Consider an exact 1 second interval as the timein which the force acts. Assume a constant mass of water inthat time.
Then Newton's 2nd Law: F=dpdt=p
=mv
=17.0 kg(18.0ms18.0ms)
=612N
The question asks for magnitude, so plug in F = 612 N

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