Question: 5 ) Your facility has a 1 0 0 ft 3 storage tank for xenon. When returning to work on Monday, the weekend crew informed

5) Your facility has a 100 ft3 storage tank for xenon. When returning to work on Monday, the weekend crew informed you that a leak developed in the tank and the pressure has dropped from 3,517 psia at 78F to 2,713 psia at 87F. Their investigation showed that the leak occurred when a pressure relief valve failed, allowing the gas to vent. The valve has a maximum opening of diameter (though the weekend crew estimates that only one eighth of the area was open at failure) and vents to the atmosphere. One crew member believes that the valve failed at around 10:30 pm on Saturday. It was found and closed on 4:32 am Sunday. Estimate the amount of xenon that was lost and comment on the accuracy of your result.

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