Question

A tube of diameter 3 cm and length 3 m has a water flow of 100 cm3/s. If the pollutant concentration in the water is constant at 2 mg/L, find the mass flux (mg/cm2-s) of pollutant through the tube due to advection.

Answer 1

Answer: the mass flux of pollutant through the tube due to advection is 0.0283 mg/cm².s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that;

Diameter of tube = 3 cm, radius r = 1.5 cm

water flow is 100 cm³/s

pollutant concentration = 2 mg/L

first we find the rate of flow of pollutant

we know that

1 L = 1000 cm³

xL = 100 cm³

100Lcm³ = xL1000cm³

xL = 100/1000

xL = 1/10 L

so 100cm³ = 1/10 L

now pollutant concentration in 100 cm³ = 1/10L × 2mg/L = 0.2 mg

Rate of flow of pollutant = 0.2 mg/s

Mass flux density is the pollutant mass per unit time per unit area

so Area of tube = πr² = 3.14 × 1.5² = 7.065 cm²

So

Mass flux = 0.2 / 7.065

Mass flux = 0.0283 mg/cm².s

Therefore, the mass flux of pollutant through the tube due to advection is 0.0283 mg/cm².s