The maximum horizontal acceleration is solved to be 4.91 m/s^2
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<h3>What is acceleration?</h3>
This is a term in physics that refers to change in velocity with time. Acceleration can be positive or negative or zero,
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<u>Given data</u>
open rectangular tank
width = 1.0 m
length = 2.0 m
gasoline depth level = 1.5 m
height of the tank = 2.0 m
<h3>How to solve for maximum horizontal acceleration</h3>
lets represent the volume with x, y, and z such that z corresponds to height, y corresponds to wide or width, and x corresponds to length.
dz / dy = - ay / ( g + az )
where
ay = acceleration in the y direction
az = acceleration in the z direction which is equal to zero
g = acceleration due to gravity
plugging in az = 0
dz / dy = - ay / ( g )
ay = - ( dz / dy ) * g
to prevent spilling
dz / dy = - ( 1.5 - 1 ) / 1
dz / dy = - 0.5
ay = - ( - 0.5 ) * 9.81
ay = 4.91 meters per second square
Hence the maximum horizontal acceleration is solved to be 4.91 m/s^2
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