Terminal velocity Definition and 227 Threads

(a) -98 m/s (b) 490 m (c) My understanding is that at terminal velocity the net force in the y direction must be zero. Therefore: F_y = ma = 0 Only drag and weight forces act on the skydiver so: F_D + mg = 0 F_D = -mg -0.75*v = -82*(-9.8) v = -1071.5 m/s The value I get for v appears to...

Ok, i have some rocket data from a 20,000 foot launch. I have the times, altitudes, and velocity at said time. Is it possible to find the terminal velocity from this long list of numbers? I tried graphing the velocities to see where the curve flattens out, since usually that is where terminal...

Can anyone help me? I know that's wrong, but i don't know where. Thanks for your attention so far.

I just have a question that could you guys make an equation that expresses the terminal velocity based on followed condition? - When diameter increase, velocity decrease - velocity should change depending on both cylinder and sphere's diameter - We know every variable - The sphere is in...

Below I've attached the question - I don't know why this question is so difficult, perhaps I missed a lesson or such, however I've Benn working at it for ages and got nowhere...

There are a few things I'm not getting about this exercise and related diagram: -what does "force from parachutist" consists of? -if the terminal velocity is reached, then ##a=0## which means ##F_{tot}=0##, so shouldn't simply the sum of all forces pointing upwards be equal to the sum of all...

Say that all the engines of a boeing 737 failed while it was 12.496km in the air and fell into freefall, what would its terminal velocity be and how long would it take to hit the ground

The magnet being used % magnet dimensions [m] d = .0127; r = .00238; %mass of magnet [kg] m_w = .0017; % other constants u_0 = 1.26E-6; % permeability of free space constant T m/A g = 9.81; % gravitational constant in/s^2 %coil properties [22 gauge wire] [m] a = .00635; %radius w =...

If different size air bubbles are allowed to float freely to the surface,Why do large air bubbles move at a faster terminal velocity than smaller air bubbles."If you don't agree,then say so". Alan Seymour

What is Terminal velocity?Is it when the velocity is zero?v(t)=10[1-exp(-t/2)]the terminal velocity would be 10 but how are you getting that?

The terminal velocity of a 3 x 10^-5 kg raindrop is about 5.1 m/s. Assuming a dragforce determine (a) the value of the constant b and (b) the time required for such a drop, starting from rest, to reach 63 percent (1-e^-1) of terminal velocity.Please help me find (a) and (b)Any help/suggestions...

I tried to calculate it by the way I know, i.e., setting the right hand side of the equation of motion to zero and getting v² = 25g = 2500 (taking g =10) => v = 50m/s But this answer is incorrect. How do I use the information of the initial velocity and why would it effect the terminal...

Homework Statement Someone shot the bullet perpendicular to the ground. And there is air resistance. Velocity of bullet is v^2 = Ae^(-2kx)-g/k upward v^2 = g/k-Be^(2kx) downward A,B is constant, g is a gravitational acceleration, k = c2/m , c2 is a resistance constant, m is a mass...

We are all familiar with the concept of terminal velocity due to air friction in the direction towards the earth, but what about the other direction? Given enough applied force, is it possible to experience a terminal velocity upwards?

Two objects of the same shape (say balls) fall through the Earth's atmosphere. For simplification, let's say that the air density is the same (some average sea level value) despite altitude change. One ball has considerably bigger mass than the other, but besides that, they're the same. Will...

if an objects terminal velocity in air is 18m/second, when what would be an equation that describes its velocity from t0?

Hi All, I am struggling with the question (attached) and was hoping to get some guidance and explanation on how to solve it. I`m thinking that it is force down is equal to force up? But I could be wrong. Any help greatly appreciated. Regards, James

Homework Statement [/B] A skier (mass M = 100 kg) going down a slope with inclination θ = 30°, sliding in a fluid-like snow (viscosity μ = 100 mPa*s) of thickness h = 0.01 m, using a pair of skis, each one with a surface area of As = 0.15 m2, reaches terminal velocity vt after some distance...

Homework Statement A baseball has a terminal speed of 42 m/s in air (ρ = 1.2 kg/m^3). What would be its terminal speed in water (ρ = 1.0 x 10^3 kg/m^3)? A) 0.05 m/s B) 1.5 m/s C) 18 m/s D) 42 m/s E) 1200 m/s Homework Equations D=½Cρ*Av^2 where the magnitude of the drag force (D), relative...

When a skydiver falls at terminal velocity, and opens his parachute, what will be the direction of the resultant force immediately after he opens his parachute? As far as I know is that the direction of acceleration will be upwards since his velocity is decreasing. I am a bit confused regarding...

Hello. I read an article about aerodynamics. http://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/2873/fat-v-skinny-who-goes-downhill-faster I'm a little bit confused with this statement regarding mass, drag, and velocity: "When you increase the mass the speed increases by cubic function, whereas if you...

Hi! As we know air bubble in the water rises due to buoyancy and quickly reaches its terminal velocity. What is more, as bubble rises the pressure decreases, consequently the volume of the bubble increases resulting in buoyancy becoming larger. So the terminal velocity doesn't remain constant...

Homework Statement A block of mass ##m = 1.00 kg## is being dragged through some viscous fluid by an external force ##F = 10.0 N##. The resistive force can be written as ##R = -bv##, where ##v## is the speed and ##b = 4.00 kg/s## is a phenomenological constant. You may ignore gravity (we...

Doing a skydiving project where the two people collide and move at an intital velocity of 75.73 m/s. When i use the normal terminal velocity equation i get: V = sqrt((2*m*g)/(DpA)) = 63.82 m/s When D is 1 p = .9798 A = .835 Is the a formula that factors in Vi? Or does it slow down to its...

Hello! Imagine you drop a steel ball of weight x from a variable height y. the ball hits a steel ramp on the ground which is at 45 degree's I would like to know how I could work out how far away the ball will land. I have had a good look around for this however the closest thing I can find...

Homework Statement A raindrop of initial Mass ##M_0## starts to fall from rest under the influence of gravity. Assume that the drop gains mass from the cloud at a rate proportional to the product of its instantaneous mass and its instantaneous velocity ##\dfrac{dM}{dt} = kMV##, where ##k## is...

Hey guys I have a question. Terminal velocity is 9.81mps correct? Which converts to basically 35kmph so does that mean hitting the ground from free fall after jumping out of an air plane would have the same effect as hitting a wall or something immobile and hard at 35kmph? Thanks

For this question imagine an balloon that will never pop and contains infinite mass. This balloon materializes inside a perfect vacuum with no boundary. Is there a terminal velocity of the expansion of the balloon? If so, does the balloon gradually accelerate to this velocity or does it hit...

Hello, How do you calculate the terminal velocity of a fluid through a pipe. My problem includes turbulent flow, very high reynold number, and water (incompresible).

Hello, I am finishing my IB internal assessment in physics. I have thrown four balls (with different masses, 400,450,475,500 grams) from a height, which is approximately 23 meters. My teacher told me to set up a graph which showed mass vs. vt^2. He said that the inverse of M=...

Hello, I am an IB HL Physics student. I am thinking of doing my IA on the thermal velocity of a soccer ball. I will be using a soccer ball shooter (machine) to simulate the thermal velocity. I have a couple of questions: what is the thermal velocity equation, which would fit for a soccer...

Hi All, Long time absentee from the forums hoping for some direction in my new research. I've been tasked to look into the stages of motion of objects (dropped from various heights), hitting a body of water (of various depths) and eventually hitting the seabed (of various sediment types). I am...

Guys,, please check my own way to get Drag coefficient and Terminal Velocity by given Drag force,.. okay,, lets for example: we know drag force is Fd= Cd*pf*v^2*A/2,, ill give little example (Cd=.02)*(pf=1027kg/m^3)*(v^2=.0025m/s)*(A=24m)/2 =( Fd .6162N) so drag force is .6162N,, okay..according...

Extra Orbital Atmospheric Re-Entry, or the Art of Leaping From Orbiting Starships onto Planets. Ignoring that my TITANs are donned in A.T.L.A.S. PCA and thereby protected by force-evaporating malarkey nodes, I want to know how they'd be in the middle of these jumps. In my book, a TITAN Super...

Homework Statement In this problem you will do numerical computer calculations. A skydiver of mass 75.0 kg jumps out of a plane at an altitude of 30.0 km above the surface of the Earth. His parachute fails to open. Assume there is no horizontal motion and the initial velocity is zero. We...

Alright, so I'm by no means a trained physicist and most of what I know comes from sporadic readings on the internet, but I had a strange theory the other day. I'm more the type to think in visualizations or analogies rather than cold hard math, so I'll explain it the way the idea came to me...

A passenger plane is traveling at a speed of 500 knots, has a mass of 72574.7792 kg, and has an altitude of 35,000 feet. If the pilot lost control of the plane and couldn't reduce speed or anything and the plane was going down at approximately a 40 degree angle, how long would you have until it...

Hello :) I am an engineer and I am trying to analyse a system which basically contains a cylindrical body free-falling through a body of static water beginning with zero velocity. I am ultimately trying to find what the velocity of the object would be at a depth of 20m. In order to do this I...

Homework Statement I[/B] I am trying to find an equation that relates the velocity of 3 magnet when it falls down a copper tube to my measurement. The length of the copper tube is L=0.24m, The total mass of the 3 magnet is m = 4.98x10-3kg magnetic flux density B = 428mT, the thickness of the...

Homework Statement Assuming that the drag force magnitude is given by the equation D= bv, where b is the drag parameter and v is the instantaneous velocity magnitude of the object. (a) Show that the vertical displacement through which a dropped object must fall from to reach X% of its...

I was given the following drag profile for a spacecraft upon reentry. I understand that the moment it enter's Earth's atmosphere it will be accelerated due to gravity and pick up speed which in turn increases drag however I don't understand why drag then decreases. Wouldn't density cause...

Homework Statement A spherical object is dropped from an elevation great enough such that it will achieve terminal velocity for some period of time before hitting the ground. Once terminal velocity is achieved what is gravitational potential energy converted to. Homework Equations Ug = mgh Ke...

Homework Statement Two packages are dropped from an airplane. A parachute can increase the cross sectional area of each packages by a factor of 31. The parachute on package 1 fails to open, and the terminal speed of package 1 is 10 m/s. The parachute on package 2 opens. What is the terminal...

I was doing some calculations using the escape velocities from Earth, Moon and Mars. Then by chance I calculated the velocities attained when an object was "dropped" from a height of the radius on each of these bodies, assuming the acceleration due to gravity remained constant during the fall...

I've just read somewhere that acceleration is zero when an object is at terminal velocity? I think it's wrong but wanted to check if I'm right? Yes the resultant force is zero but gravity doesn't disappear so presumably acceleration due to gravity is constant? Terminal velocity means constant...

Homework Statement So, we were given these instructions to find the terminal velocity reached by an object falling through the air: Equipment: bun-case; access to balance; calipers; metre rule; stopwatch. Instructions: 1. Record the mass of the bun-case 2. Measure with a recorded precision...

Hello! The total force F = m*a applied to the bicycle is F = F1 - a*v^2, where F1 is the initial force applied to the bicycle, a is a constant and v is the velocity. That means that the total force applied to the bicycle decrease as velocity increases, like a wind resistance decreases...

"Describe an experiment that could be carried out in order to measure the terminal velocity of an object falling under gravity. Include any equations you would use or calculations you would make." The only formula I can think of is F=ma, but I don't see how that is relevent. My train of...

Eg a particle is emitted by a supernova and starts accelerating toward our galaxy, what limits its speed to keep it less than c? Reasoning: its initial velocity was large, the acceleration due to mass of our galaxy is big allowing for initially it is smaller due to distance. Initial high...

Homework Statement I attached a screen shot of the problem. Homework Equations D= 1/2 C p A v^2 bv=mg The Attempt at a Solution I spent 3 long hours on this problem. I confused myself even more. Please help me understand what is going on.