Water is entering a storage tank at a temperature T0 and flow rate Q0 and leaving at a flow rate Q and temperature T. There are negligible heat losses in the tank. The area of cross-section of the tank is A0. The model that describes the dynamic variation of temperature of water in the tank with time is given as________________?

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Q0(T0 – T) = Ac . h (dT/dt). The energy balance equation for the tank is based on the rate of energy entering minus the rate leaving equals the rate of accumulation. This leads to Q0(T0 – T) = Ac . h (dT/dt).