Class 4 (4th Engineer) SC&S 📅 Oct 2023

Exam Question

A bilge holding tank of 5m length, 3m width and 1.8m depth has water of density 1.020 t / m3 upto a sounding of 1.3m and oil of density 0.86 t / m3 is floating on top of water upto an ullage of 0.3m. Calculate the mass of water and oil in the tank. (16)

Reference Answer

### Objective
To calculate the individual masses of water and oil present in a rectangular bilge holding tank, given the tank dimensions, liquid levels (sounding and ullage), and densities.
### Given Data
* **Tank Dimensions:**

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