Problem 1.

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Given: Data on oxygen tank.

Find: Mass of oxygen.

Solution: Compute tank volume, and then use oxygen density (Table A.6) to find the mass.

The given or available D = 16 ft p = 1000 psi T = ( 77 + 460 ) R T = 537 R

data is:

ft lbf
RO2 = 48.29 (Table A.6)
lbm R

For oxygen the critical temperature and pressure are: Tc = 279 R p c = 725.2 psi (data from NIST WebBook)

T p
so the reduced temperature and pressure are: TR = = 1.925 pR = = 1.379
Tc pc

Using a compressiblity factor chart: Z = 0.948 Since this number is close to 1, we can assume ideal gas behavior.

M
Therefore, the governing equation is the ideal gas equation p = RO2 T and =
V

3
D 3 3
where V is the tank volume V= V = ( 16 ft) V = 2144.7 ft
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2
p V lbf 3 1 lbm R 1 1 12 in
Hence M = V = M = 1000 2144.7 ft
RO2 T
in
2 48.29 ft lbf 537 R ft

M = 11910 lbm