When seated, the disc of a safety valve has an area of 0.75 square inches (1.9 sq cm). When the valve lifts the area is increased by 10%. If the valve lifts at 300 psig (2170 kPa), at approximately what pressure will the valve reseat?
A
262 psig (1907 kPa)
B
273 psig (1983 kPa)
C
284 psig (2059 kPa)
D
295 psig (2135 kPa)
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Question 1 / 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d46d2e
Question 1 of 205eccefa0bacbc34ba4d46d2e
When seated, the disc of a safety valve has an area of 0.75 square inches (1.9 sq cm). When the valve lifts the area is increased by 10%. If the valve lifts at 300 psig (2170 kPa), at approximately what pressure will the valve reseat?
When seated, the disc of a safety valve has an area of 0.75 square inches (1.9 sq cm). When the valve lifts the area is increased by 10%. If the valve lifts at 300 psig (2170 kPa), at approximately what pressure will the valve reseat?