ME 121 FALL 2004 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 6 - Oct 25, 2004

DUE IN CLASS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2004

Problems and Reading Assignments are from DYNAMICS (3rd ED.), Bedford & Fowler (Prentice Hall, 2002)

GOALS

• Provide working knowledge of the fundamental concepts of momentum and momentum methods in simple engineering systems.
• Working knowledge of linear momentum, angular momentum, momentum-impulse relation, and conservation of momentum for various systems involving collisions.
• Relate momentum change to mass flows. Application to simple engineering systems.
• Combine momentum, energy, and Newton's 2nd law approaches to solve multi-step problems in simple systems.

OBJECTIVES

• Special attention to SI units in dynamics (kg, m, s, N).
• Use of LINEAR MOMENTUM, ANGULAR MOMENTUM, MOMENTUM-IMPULSE, and CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM in simple systems.
• Impulsive forces, maximum force, average force.
• Analysis of elastic, semi-elastic, and plastic collisions in terms of the coefficient of restitution.
• Central and oblique collisions. Conservation of linear momentum, coeff. of restitution. Normal and tangential velosity components.
• Analysis of momentum change in simple mass flows.
• Combination of MOMENTUM, ENERGY, and NEWTON's 2nd LAW to solve more COMPLEX problems.

Reading assignment

Chapter 16 (Momentum methods): ALL.
Make sure you study especially carefully ALL the solved examples.
If you want additional practice, note that even-numbered problems have answers in back of book.

Problems

1.   Problem 16. 91

2.   Problem 16.104(c)

3.   Problem 16.120

4.   Problem 16.132

5.   Problem 16.135

6.   Problem 16.138