If you are bunkering and you close off one...

If you are bunkering and you close off one...

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c5175d3

If you are bunkering and you close off one tank in the line of tanks being filled, what happens to the rate of flow to other open tanks on the same line?

Question 1 of 27070

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If you are bunkering and you close off one tank in the line of tanks being filled, what happens to the rate of flow to other open tanks on the same line?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Bunkering system layout – how tanks are connected along a common filling line • Conservation of flow – total flow from the pump vs. how that flow divides between multiple open tanks • Effect of closing one branch on the flow through the remaining open branches

💭 Think About

• Think about the pump: if it keeps running at the same output, what happens to the total volume per minute that must now go somewhere when one tank inlet is shut? • Imagine three tanks on a manifold all filling equally. If you suddenly close one tank valve but keep pump pressure and RPM the same, how does the same total flow redistribute? • Is there any reason the flow to the remaining tanks would completely stop or stay exactly the same when you reduce the number of open paths?

✅ Before You Answer

• Assume the pump discharge rate and pressure remain constant when the valve to one tank is shut • Consider that the total line flow now has fewer outlets – does that make the flow per remaining outlet larger, smaller, or unchanged? • Rule out any option that would require the pump itself to change speed or be secured, since the question only says you close off one tank valve.