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Education/Training + Get AlertsHere is the second problem in this series:
I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 6 feet and is 5.5 feet deep below the invert of the outlet. (Hint: remember )
- What is the operating volume in gallons?
- What are the gallons per inch?
- If the flow is 600 gallons, is it large enough?
- If sludge plus scum equals 15 inches, does it need to be pumped?
This article is part of a series of practice problems for installers:
- Onsite Arithmetic: A Basic Tank Problem
- Onsite Arithmetic: A Cylindrical Tank Problem
- Onsite Arithmetic: Pump Tank Math
- Onsite Arithmetic: Setting Alarm Floats
- Onsite Arithmetic: O&M Problem