Question: Question #2. (Marks 30) Consider a process in which raw oranges are processed into orange juice. A possible process description follows: 1. The oranges enter

Question #2. (Marks 30) Consider a process in which raw oranges are processed into orange juice. A possible process description follows: 1. The oranges enter a crusher, in which all of the water contained within the oranges is released. 2. Then, the mixture enters a strainer which captures 90% of the solids (assume no water in the captured solid), the remainder exit with the orange juice as pulp. The velocity of the orange juice stream existing the strainer was measured to be 30 m/s and the radius of the piping was 8 inches. a) Draw the flowchart and label it. (6 marks) b) Perform degree of freedom analysis. (6 marks) c) Calculate the mass flow rate of the orange juice product. (12 marks) d) Calculate the number of oranges per year that can be processed with this process if it runs 8 hours a day for 360 days a year. Assume steady state operation with no accumulation. (6 marks) Use the following additional data: Mass of an orange is 0.4 kg Water content of an orange is 80 wt% Density of the orange juice is 1.02 g/cm
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