1. A solar concentrator produces a heat flux of 2500 W/m2 on the projected area of a tube of diameter 50 mm. Water flows through the tube at a rate of 0.015 kg/s. If the water temperature at the inlet is 15°C, what length of pipe is required to produce water at a temperature of 85°C?

(Water at 50 degree C has: rho = 990 kg m^-3, k = 0.64 Wm^-1 K^-1, c = 4180 Jkg^-1 K^-1.)

Two technicians are discussing the intake air temperature (iat) sensor. technician a says that the computer uses the iat sensor as a backup to the engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor. technician b says that the powertrain control module (pcm) will subtract the calculated amount of fuel if the air measures hot. who is correct

The mass flow rate of the fluid remains constant in all steady flow process. a)- true b)- false

Aloaded platform of total mass 500 kg is supported by a dashpot and by a set of springs of effective stiffness 72 kn/m. it is observed that when the platform is depressed through a distance x = 12.5 cm below its equilibrium position and then released without any initial velocity; it reaches its equilibrium position in the shortest possible time without overshoot. find the position and velocity of the loaded platform 0.10 sec. after its release. if a further load of 400 kg is added to the platform, find, i) the frequency of damped vibrations, and i) the amplitude of vibration after 2 complete oscillations, given that the initial amplitude is 15 cm.