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How much pressure will a 300-gallon water tank supply with an elevation of 30 feet?
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Karianne Feil
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∙ 16y ago== == The volume of water is irrelevant to pressure. It is only the elevation that causes an increase in pressure. The static pressure supplied by the water at an elevated height is equal to [density of water (1000 kg/m3)] x [gravitational acceleration (9.812 m/s2)] x [height of water (9.144 meters)] in Pascals (newtons per square meter).
So, the pressure is 89,720.9 Pascal or 13.01 pounds per square inch.
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