Question

Each of the space shuttle's main engines is fed liquid hydrogen by a high-pressure pump. Turbine blades inside the pump rotate at 575 rev/s. A point on one of the blades traces out a circle with a radius of 0.029 m as the blade rotates. (a) What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration that the blade must sustain at this point? m/s2 (b) Express this acceleration as a multiple of g = 9.80m/s2. g

Answer 1