Question: [ Crowl 4 - 1 6 ] One accident mitigation procedure is called emergency material transfer, in which the material is transported away from the

[Crowl 4-16] One accident mitigation procedure is called emergency material transfer, in which the material is transported away from the accident sit before it becomes involved. We plan on mitigating a crude oil tank fire scenario by pumping the tank empty in 1hr total time.
The crude oil tank is 30m in diameter, and the crude oil is typically at a level of 9m. The transfer will be accomplished by pumping the crude oil through a 200-mm ID new commercial steel pipe to another tank 40m in diameter and 10m high. The pipeline represents 50m equivalent of pipe. assuming pump efficiency of 80%.
b) If a 100-HP pump (80% efficient) is available, how long will it take to empty the tank?
c) What conclusions can be drawn about the viability of this approach?
Crude oil density: 928kgm3
Crude oil viscosity: 0.004kgms
 [Crowl 4-16] One accident mitigation procedure is called emergency material transfer,

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