Question

Air at 25ºC flows in an electric hair drier with a velocity of 6 m/s perpendicular to a Nichrome heating element. The heating element is 1-mm in diameter and 36-cm long with a resistance of 1.52 Ω/m. The wire temperature cannot exceed 420ºC so that the wire will not lose strength and sag. Determine the electric current in the wire.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Electrical current can be measured according to the rate of electric charge flow in any electrical circuit:

`i(t) = dQ(t) / dt`

the derivative of the electric charge by time determines the momentary current.

i(t) will be the momentary current I at time t in amps (A).

Q(t) will also be the momentary electric charge in coulombs (C).

t is the time in seconds (s).

so if the current is constant:

I = ΔQ / Δt

I will be the current in amps (A).

ΔQ will be the electric charge in coulombs (C), which is expected to flows at time duration of Δt.

Δt is the time duration in seconds (s).

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