Given the following average hourly demand rates in gallons per minute, (a) find the uniform 24-hour pumping rate and the required storage necessary to supply for this demand; (b) if the period of pumping is 12 hours (from 12 am to 12 pm) find the required storage

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Given the following average hourly demand rates in gallons per minute, (a) find
the uniform 24-hour pumping rate and the required storage necessary to supply for this demand;
(b) if the period of pumping is 12 hours (from 12 am to 12 pm) find the required storage.

Time (hr)
12:00 AM
1:00 AM
2:00 AM
3:00 AM
4:00 AM
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
Demand
rate (gpm)
2000
1900
1800
1795
1700
1800
1910
3200
Time (hr)
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Demand rate
(gpm)
5000
5650
6000
6210
6300
6500
6460
6430
Time (hr)
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
Demand rate
(gpm)
6500
6700
7119
9000
8690
5220
2200
2100
Transcribed Image Text:Time (hr) 12:00 AM 1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM Demand rate (gpm) 2000 1900 1800 1795 1700 1800 1910 3200 Time (hr) 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Demand rate (gpm) 5000 5650 6000 6210 6300 6500 6460 6430 Time (hr) 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM Demand rate (gpm) 6500 6700 7119 9000 8690 5220 2200 2100
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