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 kellysatchmo
Oct 19, 2013, 03:19 PM
A helicopter of mass 500kg hovers when its rotating blades move through an area of 30 m^2 and gives an average speed V to the air. Estimate V assuming the density of air is 1.3kg/m^3 and g = 10 N/kg...
 Celine91
Oct 21, 2013, 06:15 AM
m = ρ*V*A
 
V = m / ( ρ* A )
V = 500 / (1.3 * 30 ) = 12.8205 m/sec
 ebaines
Oct 21, 2013, 09:33 AM
m = ρ*V*A
 
 
Not quite right.  Check your units - as written the left side of your equation is in Kg and the right side is Kg-m/s^2, or newtons.  Hint - you left out the aceleration due to gravity, g.
 Celine91
Oct 21, 2013, 11:30 AM
yeah sorry forgot the time variable!
 
(m/t) = ρ*V*A... right side kg/sec (kg/m^3 * m/sec * m^2 = kg/sec)
 
and V=gt  so t can be replaced with V/g
this makes the formula (m*g/V) = ρ*V*A... simplify and solve for V
 
V = square root of ( m*g/ ρ * A)  = 11.3 m/sec