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Air enters a 0.6m-diameter fan at 16°C, 101 kPa, and is discharged at 18°C, 105 kPa,...

Air enters a 0.6m-diameter fan at 16°C, 101 kPa, and is discharged at 18°C, 105 kPa,
with a volumetric flow rate of 0.35 m3

/s. Assuming ideal gas behavior, determine for

steady state operation
(a) the mass flow rate of air, in kg/s.
(b) the volumetric flow rate of air at the inlet, in m3
/s.

(c) the inlet and exit velocities, in m/s

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