The drag force on a truck moving at a speed of 95 kmh is to be estimated using the measured data of a similar 1:10 scale model tested in a wind tunnel, Standard air is the fluid in both the prototype and the model, The truck frontal area is 10.7 m* and the measured drag force on the model is 3000 N. Determine: a) the air velocity used in the wind tunnel model tests, and b) the prototype drag force in terms of the measured model drag force.

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The drag force on a truck moving at a speed of 95 km/h is to be estimated using the
measured data of a similar 1:10 scale model tested in a wind tunnel, Standard air is
the fluid in both the prototype and the model, The truck frontal area is 10.7 m and
the measured drag force on the model is 3000 N. Determine:
a) the air velocity used in the wind tunnel model tests, and
b) the prototype drag force in terms of the measured model drag force.
Transcribed Image Text:The drag force on a truck moving at a speed of 95 km/h is to be estimated using the measured data of a similar 1:10 scale model tested in a wind tunnel, Standard air is the fluid in both the prototype and the model, The truck frontal area is 10.7 m and the measured drag force on the model is 3000 N. Determine: a) the air velocity used in the wind tunnel model tests, and b) the prototype drag force in terms of the measured model drag force.
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