Define hydrostatic paradox. Derive an expression for hydrostatic paradox. Mention the factors on which the hydrostatic paradox depends. write smart answer

Determine the time of the day and month of the year at which the peak sensible cooling load occurs for a top floor, north-eastern corner room of an office building in durban for the following conditions: floor area: 8 x 8 x 3 m east and north walls: 115 mm face brick (outside), 20 mm air space, 115 mm ordinary brick (inside) with 15 mm plaster roof construction: suspended plasterboard ceiling, 450 mm air space, 150 mm concrete, 75mm screed, waterproofing no heat transfer across other surfaces window area 3x 1,5 m high in north wall only. ordinary glass with venetian blinds. lights and occupants : from 07: 00 to 18: 00 average light density: 25 w/m2 number of occupants : 5 seated, light office work room temperature 24°c

What is the maximum height from which a mass of 30 kg can fall on to a flange on the lower end of a vertical rod of length 1.0 m and diameter 20 mm, the upper end being rigidly fixed, if the stress in the rod is not to exceed 80 mpa? the tensile modulus of the rod is 200 gpa.

Agas mixture with a compostion of 55 methane, 30% propane, and 15 butane by volume) is compressed from 1 bar and 25°c to 9bar in a compressor with an isentropic efficiency of 85%. the environment has a temperature of to25 c. determine (a) the exit temperature of the mixture (b) the specific work required to run the compressor (c) the specific entropy generation of the process (d) the specific exergy destruction of the process (e) the second law efficiency of the compressor