A pulp stock is being stored in a tank that is 5 ft high and 4 ft in diameter and full. The space above the liquid os pressurized with an inert gas and kept at 5 psig. What is the gauge and absolute pressure at the bottom of the tank in PSI if the pulp has a consistency of 0.5%?
0.5% consistency, Weight and Volume relationships for Pulp
- Lb of OD fiber in 1 cu ft of stock= 0.313
- Cu ft of stock having 1 Lb of OD fiber= 3.20
- Lbs of OD fiber in 1 gal of stock= 0.042
- Gal of stock having 1 Lb of OD fiber=23.9
- Lbs of water per Lb of OD fiber= 199
- Gal of water per LB of OD fiber= 23.9
- Lb of total wt per gal of stock= 8.36