Question
A cylindrical furnace has height H and diameter D both 1   m . It is maintained at temperature 360   K . The air gets heated inside the furnace at constant pressure P a and its temperature becomes T = 360   K . The hot air with density ρ rises up a vertical chimney of diameter d = 0 . 1   m and height h = 9   m above the furnace and exits the chimney (see the figure). As a result, atmospheric air of density ρ a = 1 . 2   kg   m - 3 , pressure P a and temperature T a = 300   K enters the furnace. Assume air as an ideal gas, neglect the variations in ρ and T inside the chimney and the furnace. Also ignore the viscous effects. [Given: The acceleration due to gravity g = 10   m   s - 2 and π = 3 . 14 ] Considering the air flow to be streamline, the steady mass flow rate of air exiting the chimney is _____ gm   s − 1 .