One accident mitigation procedure is called emergency


One accident mitigation procedure is called emergency material transfer, in which the material is transported away from the accident site before it becomes involved. We plan on mitigating a crude oil tank fire scenario by pumping the tank empty in 1 hr total time. The crude oil storage tank is 30 m in diameter, and the crude oil is typically at a level of 9 m. The transfer will be accomplished by pumping the crude oil through a 200-mm (internal diameter) new commercial steel pipe to another tank 40 m in diameter and 10 m high. The pipeline represents 50 m of equivalent pipe. Estimate the minimum pump size (in HP) required to pump the entire tank empty in 1 hr. Assume a pump efficiency of 80%. If a 100-HP pump (80% efficient) is available, how long will it take to empty the tank? What conclusions can be drawn about the viability of this approach? The density of the crude oil is 928 kg/m3 with a viscosity of 0.004 kg/m s.

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