Chapter II • DEFINITIONS AND UNITS

Problem 2.5

A pump discharges into a 3-m-per-side cubical tank. The flow rate is 300 liters per
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kg/m 3). Determine (a) the flowrate in kilograms per second; (b) the time it takes
to fill the tank. -

Given: Dimensions of tank, flowrate and fluid density.

Find: Flowrate and time to fill tank.

Sketch and Given Data:

p = (1.2)(1000 kg'.· /m3) = 1200 kg/m3

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Assumptions: None

Analysis: (a) Converting volume flowrate to mass flowrate.

(3oo I/min) x (1200 kg/m3) x ( 1 . ) = 6 kg/s

(1000 f/m 3) 60 s/mm

(b) Calculating time by dividing volume by volume flowrate.

t = (3m)3 x (1000 f/m3) = 90 min

300 I/min

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