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Question 839 of 3,524

The ball float shown in the illustration is 7 inches in diameter, with an effective float arm of 31.5 inches and floats in a liquid with a specific gravity of 0.95.  What is the operating torque of the system?

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ma mannylittle5 · Apr 26, 2019
7 inches in diameter, with an effective float arm of 31.5 inches and floats in a liquid with a specific gravity of 0.95.

94.5 inch-pounds