A rectangular face of 2.0 m x 2.5 m dimension is blasted with 20 kg explosive in a 1000 m long drive. One kilogram of explosive produces 2200 cm³ of nitrous fumes. The face is ventilated with a duct, located 10.0 m away from the face, to dilute the fumes. The quantity of air, in m³/s to be circulated for reducing the concentration of nitrous fumes to 5 ppm within a period of 5 minutes, is _____. (round off up to 2 decimals)
Use the relation,
,
where:
Min: 16.7 Max: 17.7
Answer: 17.2
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