Question: One large scale fermentation tank holds about 1 5 , 8 5 0 gallons ( 6 0 0 hL ) of beer during the fermentation

One large scale fermentation tank holds about 15,850 gallons (600 hL) of
beer during the fermentation process, which lasts about 3 weeks on average. On average,0.41 kg of CO2 is produced for every liter of beer. You are tasked with determining the production rate for filling CO2 cylinders (cylinders/h) for one fermenter. Since the CO2 is produced as an off gas, you need to determine:
a. The volumetric flow rate (L/h) that will feed the compressor/cooling/distillation system that will liquify the CO2 and enable filling the gas which holds 50 lbs. net weight of liquid CO2. The fermentation process operates at 20C and 1 Atm and the density of liquid CO2 is about 0.827 g/ml.
b. The number of cylinders that can be filled per hour while the fermentation process is running.

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