A steel storage tank is filled with gasoline. The tank has partially corroded on its inside, and small particles of
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A steel storage tank is filled with gasoline. The tank has partially corroded on its inside, and small particles of rust have contaminated the fuel. The rust particles are approximately spherical, and they have a mean diameter of 25 µm and density of 5.3 g/cm3.
(a) What is the terminal velocity of the particles as they fall through the gasoline?
(b) How long would it take the particles to fall 5 m and settle out of the liquid?
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An Introduction To Mechanical Engineering
ISBN: 9781111576820
3rd Edition
Authors: Jonathan Wickert, Kemper Lewis
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6- FLUIDS ENGINEERING
Section: Problems
Problem: 22
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Question Posted: July 08, 2020 05:14:49