Unidirectional and continuous carbon fibers with a diameter of 6.5 micron are embedded within an epoxy that offers a yield point of 73 mpa. if the bond strength across the fiber-epoxy interface is 32 mpa, compute the minimum fiber length to guarantee that the fibers are conveying an optimum fraction of force that is applied to the composite. answer format: x. xx unit: mm

If you were designing a bumper for a car, would you prefer it to exhibit elastic or plastic deformation? why? consider the functions of a bumper in both a minor "fender-bender" and a major collision.

The temperature of air decreases as it is compressed by an adiabatic compressor. a)- true b)- false

Air is to be cooled in the evaporator section of a refrigerator by passing it over a bank of 0.8-cm-outer-diameter and 0.4-m-long tubes inside which the refrigerant is evaporating at -20°c. air approaches the tube bank in the normal direction at 0°c and 1 atm with a mean velocity of 4 m/s. the tubes are arranged in-line with longitudinal and transverse pitches of sl- st 1.5 cm. there are 30 rows in the flow direction with 15 tubes in each row. determine (a) the refrigeration capacity of this system and (b) pressure drop across the tube bank. evaluate the air properties at an assumed mean temperature of -5°c and 1 atm. is this a good assumption?