Chapter m - CONSERVATION OF MASS AND ENERGY

Problem 3.39

Determine the time to accelerate a 1000 kg automobile from rest to 80 km/h if it has
an engine rated at 90 kW.

Given: An automobile is accelerated from rest to a final state with an engine of

known power.

Find: The time required to accelerate the automobile.

Sketch & Given Data:

Assumptions: 1) The automobile is a closed system.

2) There is no heat transfer or change of internal or potential

energies.

Analysis: To determine the time we must first find the work required to move the car
from state 1 to state 2 and then use the relationship between work and power
to determine the time. For a closed system, the first law is:

Q = ~U + .6.KE + APE + W

Applying assumption 2, this reduces to:

.m(v~-v~)
-W = .6.KE = - - -
2

-W = (1000kg) (22.222 -0 m2/s2) = 246 _9 kJ

2 (1000 J/kJ)
W = -246.9 kJ

The relationship between power and work is:

. w
W=-
t

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