Estimate the terminal sped of a typical car
shayan ganji
Answered question
2022-03-20
Estimate the terminal sped of a typical car having an engine with a constant power in a flat road, by using the concept of drag force.
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To estimate the terminal speed of a car with a constant power engine on a flat road, we can use the concept of drag force.
The drag force on a car is given by the equation:
Where:
- is the drag force in N (Newton)
- is the air density in kg/m^3 (kilograms per cubic meter)
- v is the velocity of the car in m/s (meters per second)
- is the drag coefficient, which depends on the shape of the car and its orientation relative to the airflow
- A is the frontal area of the car in (square meters)
The drag force is opposed by the force of the car's engine, which is given by:
Where:
- is the force of the car's engine in N
- is the power of the engine in W (Watts)
At the terminal speed of the car, the drag force and the force of the engine are equal and opposite. Therefore, we can set and solve for the velocity v:
Simplifying the equation, we get:
Taking the cube root of both sides, we get:
So, the terminal speed of the car can be estimated using this equation, given the air density, the drag coefficient, the frontal area, and the power of the car's engine.
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