An open cylindrical vessel, 3m high and 1.5m in diameter is filled with water to a depth 2.5m.  In its side is a 50mm circular orifice C = 0.60 placed 300mm above the bottom of the vessel.  The vessel is rotated about its own axis at 60rpm and the water allowed to escape through the orifice for a period of 3 minutes.  Determine the volume (V) of water allowed to escape through the orifice in cubic meters. Answer is 1.440

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An open cylindrical vessel, 3m high and 1.5m in diameter is filled with water to a depth 2.5m.  In its side is a 50mm circular orifice C = 0.60 placed 300mm above the bottom of the vessel.  The vessel is rotated about its own axis at 60rpm and the water allowed to escape through the orifice for a period of 3 minutes.  Determine the volume (V) of water allowed to escape through the orifice in cubic meters.

Answer is 1.440

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