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Develop the mass balance equation and solve for the deficit concentration as a function of x, u, Lo, Do, ka, kd,and ks in the stream. Lo ans Do are the initial concentrations of BOD and DO deficit
A chemical is added at the beginning of a water treatment plant at a dose of 750 lb/day. The water treatment plant provides water to a community of 200,000 people and the average water consumption i
What is the velocity of the blocks 5.00 after the blocks have started moving. Assume that the rope joining the two blocks in long enough so that, at this time, block A is on the frictionless surface
If the slotted arm OA rotates counterclockwise with a constant angular velocity of thetadot= 2.0 , determine the magnitude of the velocity of peg P when theta= 58. Determine the magnitude of the acc
A gas stream contains 18.0 mole% hexane and the remainder nitrogen. The stream flows to a condenser, where its temperature is reduced and some of the hexane is liquefied. The hexane mole fraction in
The truss is to be constructed of members with equal cross-sectional areas and using a material with yield stress 700 MPa. The structure must be designed to support a mass (m) of 3400 kg with a fac
A tension specimen has a gauge length of 8 inches and a diameter of .505 inches. A load of 9580 pounds was found to develope a stress in the specimen equal to the proportional limit of materials. (
A steel rod having a cross sectional area of 1/2in^2 and length of 600ft is suspended vertically. It supports a load of 5000 pounds at the lower end. If steel weighs 490 lb/ft^3 and E=30,000,000 psi
A glass jar is heated in an oven and sealed when the air pressure is 103 kPa and the temperature is 105 C. Find the absolute, gage, and vacuum pressures in the jar when it cools to 20 C.
How many 34-inch diameter rivets are required to transmit 55,000 lb from the two angles to the gusset plate if the allowable shear stress in the rivets is 15,000 psi. Assume each rivet carries the s
The water pressure in the municipal pipeline is 450 kPa, the sum of the local loss coefficients in the building pipes is 11.0, and the flow to be delivered to the top floor at 25 L/s through a 150-m
Water leaves a reservoir at 0.05 m^3/s through a 200-mm riveted steel pipeline that protrudes into the reservoir and then immediately turns a 90º bend with a local (minor) loss coefficient equa
A stream with a flow of 22 mgd contains 180 mg/L of sodium cyanide in the form of NaCN. Chlorine can be added to destroy the NaCN waste according to the reaction shown below. Find the theoretical mi
Water at 20ºC flows at a velocity of 2 m/s in a 200-mm diameter horizontal ductile-iron pipe. a) Estimate the friction factor in the pipe, and state whether the pipe is hydraulically smooth or
A three span continuous beam has spans of 27, 30, and 27 feet. The beams support one-way slabs, 6 inches thick that span 20 feet center to center. Assume that the beams are 16 inches wide and 24 inc
The motion of a particle on the surface of a right circular cylinder is defined by the relations, R = A, theta = 2pi(t), and z=Bsin(2pi)(nt), where A is a constant. Determine the magnitudes of the v
The elastic modulus is 40 GPa, the yield stress is 150 MPa, the ultimate stress is 525 MPa, and the ultimate strain is 0.38 (mm/mm). Perform the following tasks for this material. compute the
An open top tank contains a layer of SAE 30 oil 0.5 m thick, a layer of water 0.7 m thick, and a layer of mercury 0.3 m thick. Calculate the pressure, and the piezometric head at the free surface, a
A U manometer reads 20 cm air as operating fluid and a given manometric fluid. A single branch closed tube reads 35 cm connected to point 1. If P2 = 1.2 ATM calculate the pressure in point 1 and the
Discuss the following examples: a) Car overheating b) Personal budget deficit c) Shower too hot or too cold In all the cases discuss first the normal condition and after that the problem condition.
A container with a plunger compresses one pound mole of an ideal gas from 1 atmospheres pressure to 10 atmospheres. Calculate the amount of work done if the process is considered to be polytropic.
Tensile tests of structural steel indicate that it fails when the axial tensile strain is 1800mu. Determine the maximum change in length that a 0:25-in diameter structural steel rod in tension can
a temperature probe moves with the velocity 2i+2j-3k through air. the temperature of air changes as T(x,y,z,t)=(2x^2-3y+z^3)cos(at). Find the rate of change of temperature measured by the probe.
disk of radius R=7 in. spins at a constant angular speed of w=500rpm in the clockwise direction. If the disk is released from rest far above the ground, what are the speed and acceleration of the di
A square yellow-brass bar must not stretch more than 2.5 mm when it is subjected to a tensile load. Knowing that E = 1.5 GPa and that the allowable tensile strength is 150 MPa