If a train is going 65mph and the wind is blowing perpendicular at 65mph, will the smoke go straight up?

Question

If a train is going 65mph and the wind is blowing perpendicular at 65mph, will the smoke go straight up?

Answer 1

I dont thin you mean perpendicular, you probably mean in the opposite direction, in which case...

Why the h**l should I know?

Answer 2

Most "prime movers" (the diesel engine in a diesel-electric locomotive) are either turbo-charged or blown, so the smoke from the stack will go straight up for some distance, regardless of speed, since it is ejected with considerable force,

I would suggest that you worry more about staying out of the way, so as not to wind up as a greasy spot on the engine's pilot.

Answer 3

why do u care?

just go sleep and get taller, man

Answer 4

No, it would if there was a 65 mph tail wind though.  The air and the train would be traveling at the same speed.  On the train the air would seem to not move and the smoke would go straight up as if the train were stopped.  

A perpendicular wind, is a wind from the side.   After a very few seconds of forward motion, the smoke would quickly go sideways with the wind.

Answer 5

straight up your ***

Answer 6

Maybe the wind will blow it backwards instead of up...smoke doesn't seem like it would stand straight up.

Answer 7

If I understand the question, no.  Perpendicular would be from one side or the other, so the smoke would go directly to the side of the locomotive.

Answer 8

No... It's an electric train and there is no smoke.

Answer 9

45 degree angle from forward.  Won't go "up" much.

Answer 10

regardless  of wind speeds there is another factor to figure in and that would be how much is the area of air displacement before the perpendicular wind will take affect.  A forward moving object creates a "bubble" around its self due to resistance and displacement.  Therefor it would be impossible to see the smoke behave in the way that you suggest.  

Think of a river (liquids behave in much the same way)  The center of the river moves faster than the edges, so there is a variation of the flow.  an island in the center creates eddy currents...you should get the picture

Answer 11

You look sad in your yahoo avatar. Is this question making you sad? It's making me sad.

Answer 12

IT DEPENDS IF IT IS AN ELECTRIC TRAIN  OR A STEAM TRAIN...