Question 2:
A tornado can be idealized as a Rankine vortex with a core of diameter 30 m . The gauge pressure at a
radius of 15 m is -2000(N)/(m^(2))2000(N)/(m^(2)) below atmospheric5485(m^(2))/(s). [Hint: Apply the
Bernoulli equation between infinity and the edge of the core.]
b25(m)/(s) relative to the ground. Find the time required
for the gauge pressure to drop from 500 to 2000(N)/(m^(2)). Neglect compressibility effects and assume
an air temperature of 25\deg C. (Note that the tornado causes a sudden decrease of the local
atmospheric pressure. The damage to structures is often caused by the resulting excess pressure on
the inside of the walls, which can cause a house to explode.)