Question: 3. A nitrogen (N2) stream is used to continuously flush a vertical cylindrical tank (3 m in diameter and 6 m in height) containing a

3. A nitrogen (N2) stream is used to continuously flush a vertical cylindrical tank (3 m in diameter and 6 m in height) containing a volatile liquid contaminant from the tank to a flare. The liquid volume of the contaminant in the tank is minimal, thus the tank can be considered to contain just nitrogen for the purpose of the balances. The tank is at the temperature of the environment (about 25C) and the temperature is assumed to remain constant. The outlet flowrate from the tank, Fout, is proportional to the difference between the pressure in the tank (P) and atmospheric pressure: Fout (kg/min) = K (P-Patm) = - The inlet flowrate of nitrogen, Fin, is initially constant at 40 kg/min and the tank is operating at steady state at a pressure of 5 atm. The nitrogen flow into the tank increases in a stepwise manner to 55 kg/min due to a faulty regulator. . a. What is the value (and units) of the empirical constant K? Consider pressure in units of atm. b. Write the dynamic balance for tank pressure (P) as a function of Fin. Determine Kp and tp for this first order process. c. What is the pressure in tank 10 minutes after the increase in inlet flowrate? What is the new steady state pressure in the tank
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