SOLUTION: Water in a storage tank 25 feet in diameter and 30 ft deep rises 1.8 feet in one hour. What is the Gallons per Minute (GPM) flow into the tank. How long will it take to fill from
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Question 559451: Water in a storage tank 25 feet in diameter and 30 ft deep rises 1.8 feet in one hour. What is the Gallons per Minute (GPM) flow into the tank. How long will it take to fill from empty?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Water in a storage tank 25 feet in diameter and 30 ft deep rises 1.8 feet in one hour.
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Find the no. of hrs to fill at 1.8 ft/hr rise
= 16 hrs
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Find the number gallons in the full tank (g); (7.481 gal in 1 cu/ft)
g =
g = 110,167 gallons
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What is the Gallons per Minute (GPM) flow into the tank.
change 16 hrs to minutes: 60*16,66667 = 1000 minutes
~ 110 gal/min
How long will it take to fill from empty? 16 hrs, 40 min
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