Question

At noon on May 27th, an operator begins filling a rail car (10,000 barrels) from his heating oil "running tank" (run-down tank) which is being filled at a rate of 600 gpm. The rail car is being filled at a rate of 2,500 BPH. The empty weight of the railcar is 150,000 pounds. The specific gravity of the heating oil (diesel) is 0.57. The "running tank" has a rated capacity of 96,000 barrels at 4,800 barrels per linear foot of height. At noon, the tank level was at 15' 7". BBL 42 4ale A. 5, How many barrels was the diesel tank holding at noon. coletaly At what time did the railcar fill. What was the volume in gallons of the diesel tank at the time the railcar filled? What is the total weight of the filled railcar? B. C. D.

Answer 1

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