The figure below shows a gravity separation vessel at steady state. The separation vessel is cylindrical with a diameter of 3.0 ft. and a height of 6 ft. Steam at 250 oF and a quality of 0.23 enters at a height of 40 3.350 above the bottom of the vessel. The liquid water is drained from the bottom of the separation vessel at a

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The figure below shows a gravity separation vessel at
steady state. The separation vessel
is cylindrical with a diameter of 3.O0 ft. and a height of 6 ft.
Steam at 250 oF and a quality
of 0.23 enters at a height of 40 3.350 above the bottom
of the vessel. The liquid water is
drained from the bottom of the separation vessel at a
constant rate of 2 gallon per minute.
The vapor is drawn off the top of the vessel. The outgoing
vapor line has unlimited
capacity. The vessel has been operating at steady state
with a liquid water depth of 2.00
ft.
A disruption in another part of the plant has caused the
incoming stream to surge to 32
Ibm/min. If the depth of water exceeds 6 ft., the vessel will
flood and disruption will
become much, much more serious. Please determine how
long in minutes before the
separation vessel will flood.
Vapor Out
Sat. Steam at 250 °F
x = 0.23
Liquid Out at
2.0 gallon/min
2.0 ft.
| 3.0 ft. |
Transcribed Image Text:The figure below shows a gravity separation vessel at steady state. The separation vessel is cylindrical with a diameter of 3.O0 ft. and a height of 6 ft. Steam at 250 oF and a quality of 0.23 enters at a height of 40 3.350 above the bottom of the vessel. The liquid water is drained from the bottom of the separation vessel at a constant rate of 2 gallon per minute. The vapor is drawn off the top of the vessel. The outgoing vapor line has unlimited capacity. The vessel has been operating at steady state with a liquid water depth of 2.00 ft. A disruption in another part of the plant has caused the incoming stream to surge to 32 Ibm/min. If the depth of water exceeds 6 ft., the vessel will flood and disruption will become much, much more serious. Please determine how long in minutes before the separation vessel will flood. Vapor Out Sat. Steam at 250 °F x = 0.23 Liquid Out at 2.0 gallon/min 2.0 ft. | 3.0 ft. |
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