Chapter II • DEFINITIONS AND UNITS

Problem *2.9

A beer barrel has a mass of 20 lbm and a volume of 5 gallons. Beer's density is 62.4
lbm/ft'. Determine the total mass and weight of the barrel when it is filled with beer.

Given: Mass and volume of beer barrel and density of beer.

Find: Total mass and weight.

Sketch and Given Data:

W\ barrel '= -z. t> lb~

Assumptions: 1) Acceleration of gravity is 32.1739 ft/sec 2•

Analysis: Total mass is mass of barrel plus mass of beer.

.
mtota1 = mbaml + mbeer = 20 lbm + (5 gallons) (- -
lft
3
l
- - (62.4 lbm/ft')
7.481 gallons

= 61.7 lbm
Weight is force exerted by acceleration of gravity on total mass.

ma (61.7 lbm)(32.1739 ft/sec2) = 61.7 lbc

F=
(32.1739 lbm-Mbc-sec2)

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