Consider a 20 * 105 m3 lake fed by a polluted stream having a flow rate of 4.2 m3/s and pollutant concentration equal to 25 mg/L and fed by a sewage outfall that discharges 0.5 m3/s of wastewater having a pollutant concentration of 275 mg/L. The stream and sewage wastes have a second order decay rate of 0.32 L/(mg-day). Assuming the pollutant is completely mixed in the lake and assuming no evaporation or other water losses or gains, find the steady-state pollutant concentration in the lake. Derive the equation from the mass balance on C in the lake for full credit. Note that the quadratic equation will be useful for solving this problem.

Asteam is contained in a rigid tank with a volume of 1 m3. initially, the pressure and temperature are 7 bar and 500 oc, respectively. the temperature drops due to cooling process. determine: (1) the temperature at which condensation begins in °c, (2) the fraction of the total mass that has condensed when the pressure decreased to 0.5 bar. (3) the volume in m3 occupied by saturated liquid at the final state?

Apressure vessel with an r/t 20 cannot be treated as thin walled vessel. a)-trune b)- false

An external consultant recommends that a plant installs a bank of capacitors for power factor correction. this will reduce the peak electrical demand charges by an average of 93 kw every month. the plant current pays $13 per kw in peak demand charges. the capacitor bank will include 223 kw of fixed capacitors, and 183 of variable capacitors. the fixed capacitors cost $59 per kw, and the variable capacitors will cost $65 per kw. the consultant charges 21% of the equipment costs to install the capacitors. because this project will reduce the demand for the electric utility, they are prepared to provide a one-time rebate of $42 per kw of reduced demand. what is the simple payback period for this project (in years)?