Question: The operator has to make a decision for a case in a water treatment plant. In this plant, salt concentration in a tank with a

The operator has to make a decision for a case in a water treatment plant. In this plant, salt concentration in a tank with a volume 32000 L is required to be decreased from 30000 mg/L to 1000 mg/L. This reduction can be achieved via two ways (1st option) The tank will continously flushed with a salt-free flow of 240 L/day (2nd option) Initially, a portion of the salty water in the tank will be discharged and then the tank volume can be re-filled with a salt-free clean water in order to obtain a salt concentration of 1000 mg/L.Tha allowable maximum discharge and inflow flowrates are 240 L/min and 400 L/min, respectively. If the operator wants to reduce salt concentration within the minimum time, which option is the most feasible one?

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