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Problem 1.43

This problem provides the dimensions and mass of a pet food can to calculate the density of its contents. The can has a height of 102 ± 1 mm, diameter of 73 ± 1 mm, and mass of 397 ± 1 g. The density is calculated as the mass divided by the volume. Accounting for the uncertainties in each variable, the estimated uncertainty in the density is ±2.92%. The calculated density of the pet food is 930 ± 27.2 kg/m3.

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Problem 1.43

This problem provides the dimensions and mass of a pet food can to calculate the density of its contents. The can has a height of 102 ± 1 mm, diameter of 73 ± 1 mm, and mass of 397 ± 1 g. The density is calculated as the mass divided by the volume. Accounting for the uncertainties in each variable, the estimated uncertainty in the density is ±2.92%. The calculated density of the pet food is 930 ± 27.2 kg/m3.

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Problem 1.

43

Given:

[Difficulty: 2]

Pet food can


H = 102 1 mm (20 to 1)
D = 73 1 mm (20 to 1)
m = 397 1 g

(20 to 1)

Find:

Magnitude and estimated uncertainty of pet food density.

Solution:

Density is

4 m
m
m
=
=
or = ( m, D, H )
2
R H D 2 H
1
2

From uncertainty analysis:

m
D
H

u =
u m +
u D +
u H
m D H

Evaluating:

m m 4 1
1
1 4m
=
=
= 1;
um =
= 0.252%
m D 2 H D 2 H
397
D D
1
4m
1 4m
= ( 2)
= ( 2 )
= 2; u D =
= 137%
.
3
2
D

73
D H
D H
H H
1
4m
1 4m
= ( 1)
= ( 1)
= 1; u H =
= 0.980%
2 2
2
H
D H
102
D H

Substituting:

u = 2.92%

D2 H =

(73) 2 mm 2 102 mm

m3
9

10 mm

397 g
m
kg

= 930 kg m 3
= =
4 3
4.27 10 m
1000 g

Thus:

1
2 2

u = (1 0.252 ) + ( 2 1.37 ) + ( 1 0.980)

= 930 27.2 kg m 3 (20 to 1)

= 4.27 10 4 m 3

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