The weight of a water tank open to the atmosphere is balanced by a counterweight, as shown

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The weight of a water tank open to the atmosphere is balanced by a counterweight, as shown in Fig. P13??41. There is a 4-cm hole at the bottom of the tank with a discharge coefficient of 0.90, and water level in the tank is maintained constant at 50 cm by water entering the tank horizontally. Determine how much mass must be added to or removed from the counterweight to maintain balance when the hole at the bottom is opened.

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Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences

ISBN: 978-0078027680

5th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala

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