An 8 ft diameter by 16 ft height vertical tank is receiving water (? = 62.5 lb/ft3) at the rate of 295 gal/min and discharging through a 4-in ID line with a constant speed of 6 fps. At a given instant, the tank is half full.   Determine the following:    QUESTION #1: What is the mass change in the tank? note: round off to 2 decimal place

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PLEASE ANSWER QUESTION #1 ONLY, DISREGARD THE OTHER PROBLEMS GIVEN. SHOW COMPLETE SOLUTION. THANK YOU.

 

An 8 ft diameter by 16 ft height vertical tank is receiving water (? = 62.5 lb/ft3) at the rate of 295 gal/min and discharging through a 4-in ID line with a constant speed of 6 fps. At a given instant, the tank is half full.

 

Determine the following: 

 

QUESTION #1:

What is the mass change in the tank?

note: round off to 2 decimal place

 

QUESTION #2:

What is the water level in the tank 15 min. later?

note: round off to 2 decimal place

 

QUESTION #3:

What is the volume change in the tank?

note: round off to 2 decimal place

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