A facility uses acetone in large mixing tanks to achieve the…
A facility uses acetone in large mixing tanks to achieve the correct viscosity required by a customer. The acetone arrives in 55 gallon drums and is pumped using a hand-crank pump into the mixer vessels. The vessel is open topped and vapor freely volatilizes into the room. What is the required exhaust ventilation (to the nearest cubic foot per minute) to ensure that an explosive vapor concentration will not be accumulated during tank filling (assume that we require a safety factor of 5)?