QUESTION 3

1. A process involves the removal of oil and other liquid contaminants from metal parts using a heat-

treat oven, which has a volume of 15,000 ft. The oven is free of solvent vapors. The ventilation

rate of the oven is 2,100 cfm, and the safety factor (K) is 3. The solvent used in the process

evaporates at a rate of 0.6 cfm (cubic feet per minute). The operator would like to know how long

it would take the concentration to reach 425 ppm.