The Problem:
A service station plans to store gasoline in an underground cylindrical storage tank
buried on its side. The axis of the cylinder is horizontal. The tank is 6 feet in diameter
and I 2 feet long. The density of the gasoline is 42 lb/fl”. 1 gallon is equivalent to 0.1337
ft’.
The station has hired your consulting firm to perform the following tasks:
Task I ∙⋅ The station employees will measure the amount of gasoline remaining by
inserting a stick to measure the depth of the gasoline above the lowest part of the tank
You need to create a table showing the number of gallons of gasoline in the tank when
the depth of the gasoline is Ofeet, I feet, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, and 6 feet.
Task 2: Determine the amount of work done in emptying a full tank by pumping all of the
gasoline to a point 6 feet above the top of the tank