1. The SA Water desalination plant in Lonsdale was officially opened in 2013 to assist with...

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1. The SA Water desalination plant in Lonsdale was officially opened in 2013 to assist with fresh water supply during the 2000s drought. As we are no longer drought- stricken in South Australia, the plant currently operates at 10% of its 300 megalitre/day capacity. The sea water feeding the desalination plant along the coast of Lonsdale has a salinity value of 35 grams/litre. The brine (salty water) output from desalination plant is has a salinity of 75 grams/litre. The density of sea water can be assumed to be 1020kg/m3 and the density of the brine as 1050kg/m3. a. Determine the mass flow rates of the brine and pure water streams leaving the desalination plant in kg/hr. b. If the salinity meter used to determine the salt content in the water is accurate to the nearest 1g/L and has a precision level of ±5%, determine the uncertainty in the flow rate of the brine. 1. The SA Water desalination plant in Lonsdale was officially opened in 2013 to assist with fresh water supply during the 2000s drought. As we are no longer drought- stricken in South Australia, the plant currently operates at 10% of its 300 megalitre/day capacity. The sea water feeding the desalination plant along the coast of Lonsdale has a salinity value of 35 grams/litre. The brine (salty water) output from desalination plant is has a salinity of 75 grams/litre. The density of sea water can be assumed to be 1020kg/m3 and the density of the brine as 1050kg/m3. a. Determine the mass flow rates of the brine and pure water streams leaving the desalination plant in kg/hr. b. If the salinity meter used to determine the salt content in the water is accurate to the nearest 1g/L and has a precision level of ±5%, determine the uncertainty in the flow rate of the brine.

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