- 2076 Asoj · 6 marks
Emptying time of cylinder-cone vessel
Short answer
Emptying time integrates -A(h)dh = Cd a sqrt(2g) sqrt(h) dt. Cylindrical part (6 m to 4 m): t1=135.3 s; conical frustum (4 m to 0): t2=280.9 s; total t≈416 s (6.9 min).
Find the time of emptying of cylindrical vessel attached with conical vessel as shown in the figure below. Orifice of diameter 10 cm is at the bottom of the tank. Take discharge coefficient as 0.6. There is no inflow into the tank. [Figure: cylindrical top portion 2 m diameter and 2 m high on top of a conical frustum 4 m high tapering to a 1 m diameter at the bottom where the orifice is]
Given (assumed from the figure): cylinder 2 m diameter, 2 m high on top of a conical frustum 4 m high tapering from 2 m diameter (top) to 1 m diameter (bottom); orifice m at the bottom; . Initially full, so the head above the orifice is m.
|<--2 m-->|
| | 2 m
|_________|
\ /
\ / 4 m (frustum)
\___/
o <- orifice 10 cm (bottom dia 1 m)
Orifice area m².
Rate equation: .
Time to lower 6 m to 4 m (cylinder, m²)
Time to lower 4 m to 0 (frustum)
At height above the orifice, the diameter is (1 m at , 2 m at ), so
Total time
Answer: time of emptying s (about 6 min 56 s).
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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