Question

One and a half gallons of paint are used on refrigeration units which are then baked dry in a 275F oven for 2 hours. If the paint contains 5% solids and uses hexane as the solvent, what is the evaporation rate in pints per minute

Answer 1

Hence the evaporation rate in pints per minute is 0.001583.

Step-by-step explanation:

Now,

1.5 gallons of paint are used.

It has 5% solid, so total 95% of 1.5 gallon can evaporate(only the solvent part will evaporate).

95% of 1.5 gallon=(95/100)*1.5 = 1.425 gallons.

1gallon = 8 pints.

So 1.425 gallons=8*1.425 pints

=11.4 pints.

Evaporation requires 2 hours. That is 3600*2 seconds = 7200 seconds.

So evaporation rate= 11.4 pints/7200 seconds.

=0.001583 pints per second