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Your ship has loaded 9,000 barrels of fuel oil at a cargo temperature of 35°C (95° F). API gravity is 44°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0005. You are bound to New Jersey from Venezuela. How many barrels would you expect to unload if the cargo temperature is 55°F at the discharge port?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Thermal expansion/contraction of liquids and how temperature affects volume • Using a volume correction factor (VCF) over a given temperature change • Converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures and finding the temperature difference

💭 Think About

• What is the temperature at loading and what is the temperature at discharge? Are they in the same unit system, and if not, how will you compare them? • How does a decrease in temperature affect the volume of fuel oil? Should you expect more barrels or fewer barrels on discharge? • How do you apply the VCF to the original volume and temperature change to estimate the new volume at discharge?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure both temperatures are in the same unit (either all °C or all °F) before finding the temperature difference • Confirm whether the VCF is used per degree of temperature change, and multiply it correctly by the total temperature change • After adjustment, check whether the final volume is greater than or less than 9,000 barrels and see which choice is closest to that result

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