ChE 304 Homework #8

1. A pressurized tank of water has a 10 cm diameter orifice at the bottom, where water discharges to the atmosphere. The water level is 3 m above the centerline of the outlet. The tank air pressure above the water level is 300 kPa (absolute) while the atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa. Neglecting frictional effects, determine the initial discharge rate of water from the tank in m3 s.

First write the BE

v2 v2 p1 p + 1 + z1 2 + 2 + z2 g 2g g 2g 2 g p1 - 2 g p2 + g v2 1 + 2 g g z1 - 2 g g z2 g

Solve for v2 Substitute values p1 = 300000 Nm2 p2 = 100000 Nm2 g = 9810 Nm3 g = 9.81 ms2 z1 = 0 z 2 = -3 m v1 = 0 V=vA

21.421 m s

0.16824 m3 s