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Pressure exerted on fitting at bottom of tank

Pressure exerted on fitting at bottom of tank

Pressure exerted on fitting at bottom of tank

(OP)
I have an application for a sight window to be placed at or near the bottom of a tank. I am trying to figure out how much pressure will be exerted at this point. Following are process  and equipment specs:

14' diameter
35' tall
25,000 gallons full
Soy Bean Oil
~7.5 lb/gal (187,500 lb total weight)
Positive tank Pressure: 10 PSIG

Any help would be great!

Thanks

RE: Pressure exerted on fitting at bottom of tank

How did you get to be an ME without taking Fluid Mechanics?  The hydrostatic pressure is rho*g*h.  Add the applied static pressure to get the pressure at the window.  Apply that pressure over the area of the window to determine force.  This is week one stuff.

David

RE: Pressure exerted on fitting at bottom of tank

(OP)
Thank you.

RE: Pressure exerted on fitting at bottom of tank

perhaps this is week one's homework assignment?

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