Consider a hot working operation where there is no work hardening but the flow stress is sensitive to strain rate. Calculate the maximum strain rate that can be used in the deformation if the flow stress cannot exceed 200 MPa. Assume a strain rate sensitivity exponent is 0.1 and the strength constant is 175 MPa. There is no effect of friction with the tooling

An external consultant recommends that a plant installs a bank of capacitors for power factor correction. this will reduce the peak electrical demand charges by an average of 93 kw every month. the plant current pays $13 per kw in peak demand charges. the capacitor bank will include 223 kw of fixed capacitors, and 183 of variable capacitors. the fixed capacitors cost $59 per kw, and the variable capacitors will cost $65 per kw. the consultant charges 21% of the equipment costs to install the capacitors. because this project will reduce the demand for the electric utility, they are prepared to provide a one-time rebate of $42 per kw of reduced demand. what is the simple payback period for this project (in years)?