Problem: An open cylindrical tank is two-thirds filled with water.

If the tank is 60cm in

diameter and 90cm high, determine: (Hint: 1 rpm = pi/30 rad/s) the maximum rpm
required so that no water will be spilled; and the rpm so that the depth of water at the
center of the tank is zero. Note: Do not include units in your answers. Do not round off
intermediate values and answer in four decimal places.

Given:
diameter=∅= 60 cm
since  ∅/2 = radius
radius=r=30cm

g= 9.81m/s²

Find:
ω = angular velocity

Solution:
a) the maximum rpm required so that no water will be spilled

√ )( )
90 cm
∗1 m
(
9.81 m 2 rad
2 gh
2
2r
ω ω 2= (2) ∗30 the

√
h= s
2
100 cm s
2g r ω= 2 gh =
2
ω=9.9045 =94.5814 rpm
π
( )
2 2
r cm∗1m
30
100 cm

√
rpm so that the depth of water at the center of the tank is zero

(
( 2 ) 9.812 m 90∗1 m
s 100 cm)(
∗30
)
30 (
cm∗1 m 2
)
√
2 2 gh 2 gh 100 cm
ω = 2 ω= = =133.7583 rpm
r r 2
π