Please Explain your answer Suppose you weigh 168 lbf. What is your mass in lbm?

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Please Explain your answer Suppose you weigh 168 lbf. What is your mass in lbm? Compare the value obtained in ( a ) with 168. Give a one sentence explanation as to why they arc the same or different. If you visit a planet where the acceleration of gravity is 3.68 m / s2 how much will you weigh? Express your answer in Newtons. An orifice meter is used to measure the flow rate in a pipe. The flow rate is related to the pressure drop by the following equation: U = C p / rho where u = fluid velocity p = pressure drop rho = density of the flowing fluid c = proportionality constant What are the units of c in the SI system? In the American engineering system?

Explanation / Answer

mass = 17.143
1b) They are different since in order to get weight a force you need to multiply the mass by the acceleration due to gravity.
1c) Weight = mass * acceleration = 17.143 (3.68) = 63.086 N

2) the units of the variables are U = m^3/s ?P = N/m^2 p = kg/m^3 So if put into the equation you get, U = cv(?P/p) m^3/s = cv((N/m^2)/(kg/m^3)) m^3/s = cv(((kg*m/s^2)/m^2)/(kg/m^3)) m^3/s = c v(((m/s^2)/m^2)/(1/m^3)) m^3/s = c v((1/m*s^2)/(1/m^3)) m^3/s = c v(m^3/(m*s^2)) m^3/s = c v(m^2/s^2) m^3/s = c(m/s) c = m^2      SI units
c = ft^2      American engineering system units
To get it into american engineering units you would do the same thing but with everything in american engineering units. Good Luck on your studies!

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