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The mass flow rate of gasoline exiting a refinery tank is 1150 kgmin Estimate the volumetric flow rate in literss?

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The specific gravity of gasoline is approximately 0.70

1150 kg/min * (m^3/0.70*10^3 kg) * (1000 L /m^3) * (1 min / 60s) = 27 L / s

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How do you convert mass flow rate to volumetric flow rate?
you use the equation m=pv where m is the mass flow rate ,p is the density, v is the volumetric flow rate
How do you calculate volumetric flow rate?
Orfice meters,venturi meters, rotameters, and displacement meters are used extensively in industrial operations for measuring the rate of liquid flow.
Volumetric flow rate units?
in SI units it is m3 / second Also it can be in litres / second (LPS) Gallons per minute (GPM) is also another way of denoting it
Mass flow rate units?
Mass flow rate means how much mass flows in certain time. Therefore the unit are: mass per unit time for example: kg/hour lb/min ton/year ton/second
What is a flow rate?
The term 'flow rate' means the amount of fluid that flows in a given time