How many pounds of Acid Per inch?
If you have a tank that’s 51ft 0 in. long by 4ft 7 in. wide, and need to fill it to the two inch mark with hydrochloric acid, how many pounds are you putting in it? (Hint 1 gallon of acid weights 9.8 lbs.
1 US gallon = 0.133680556 cubic feet
Find volume in cubic feet, multiply by above to get gallons, then multiply that by 9.8.
Thanks
To find the number of pounds of hydrochloric acid needed to fill the tank to the two-inch mark, we need to calculate the volume of the tank and then convert it to pounds based on the weight of hydrochloric acid per gallon.
First, let's convert the length and width of the tank from feet and inches into inches.
Length: 51ft 0in. = (51 * 12) + 0 = 612 inches
Width: 4ft 7in. = (4 * 12) + 7 = 55 inches
Next, let's calculate the volume of the tank in cubic inches by multiplying the length, width, and the height (2 inches):
Volume = Length * Width * Height = 612 in * 55 in * 2 in = 67,320 cubic inches
Now, we need to convert the volume from cubic inches to gallons. Since 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches, we can divide the volume by 231:
67,320 cubic inches / 231 cubic inches = 291.2 gallons (approximately)
Finally, to calculate the weight of hydrochloric acid in pounds, we can multiply the volume in gallons by the weight per gallon:
Weight = Volume * Weight per gallon = 291.2 gallons * 9.8 lbs/gallon = 2,852.16 lbs (approximately)
So, you would be putting approximately 2,852.16 pounds of hydrochloric acid into the tank to fill it to the two-inch mark.