A cylindrical tank 400 mm in diameter, discharges water through a 30 mm orifice under a constant head of 5 meters (with reference to the orifice centerline). If it takes about 10 seconds to fill 42 liters of a volumetric measuring tank. Use g =9.8m/s² What is the theoretical flowrate (m³/s)? A. 0.0085 B. 0.0055 C. 0.007 D. 0.009 E. None of the above

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A cylindrical tank 400 mm in diameter, discharges water through a 30 mm orifice
under a constant head of 5 meters (with reference to the orifice centerline). If it takes
about 10 seconds to fill 42 liters of a volumetric measuring tank. Use g =9.8m/s²
What is the theoretical flowrate (m³/s)?
A. 0.0085 B. 0.0055 C. 0.007 D. 0.009 E. None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:A cylindrical tank 400 mm in diameter, discharges water through a 30 mm orifice under a constant head of 5 meters (with reference to the orifice centerline). If it takes about 10 seconds to fill 42 liters of a volumetric measuring tank. Use g =9.8m/s² What is the theoretical flowrate (m³/s)? A. 0.0085 B. 0.0055 C. 0.007 D. 0.009 E. None of the above
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