SOLUTION: What is the detention time in a 20,000-gallon tank if the flow is 0.26 Million Gallons a Day? The Awnser should be in Hours.

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Question 507651: What is the detention time in a 20,000-gallon tank if the flow is 0.26 Million Gallons a Day? The Awnser should be in Hours.
Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
not familiar with detention time...but...

[(20,000 gal) / (260,000 gal/day)] is 24/13 hr ___ 1.85 hr (approx)

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