Fox And Mcdonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics
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ISBN: 9781118921876
Author: Pritchard, Philip J.; Leylegian, John C.; Bhaskaran, Rajesh
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 10P
Compressed nitrogen (140 lbm) is stored in a spherical tank of diameter D = 2.5 ft at a temperature of 77°F. What is the pressure inside the tank? If the maximum allowable stress in the tank is 30 ksi, find the minimum theoretical wall thickness of the tank.
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