Question: 1 . 5 - m - diameter, 5 - m - long cylindrical propane tank is initially filled with liquid propane, whose density is 5

1.5-m-diameter, 5-m-long cylindrical propane tank is initially filled with liquid propane,
whose density is 581 kg/m3. The tank is exposed to the ambient air at 25\deg C in calm weather.
The outer surface of the tank is polished so that the radiation heat transfer is negligible. Now
a crack develops at the top of the tank, and the pressure inside drops to 1 atm while the
temperature drops to 42\deg C, which is
the boiling temperature of propane
at 1 atm. The heat of vaporization of
propane at 1 atm is 425 kJ/kg. The
propane is slowly vaporized as a
result of the heat transfer from the
ambient air into the tank, and the
propane vapor escapes the tank at
42\deg C through the crack. Assuming the propane tank to be at about the same temperature as
the propane inside at all times, determine how long it will take for the tank to empty if it is
not insulated.

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