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The document provides information about a problem involving a U-tube manometer connected to an open tank filled with water and pressurized. It lists the given dimensions and properties. The solution applies the hydrostatic pressure equation to relate the pressure changes in the tank to the mercury displacement in the manometer legs. Substituting the values, it determines that the manometer deflection l is 0.549 m.

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Problem 3.31 PDF

The document provides information about a problem involving a U-tube manometer connected to an open tank filled with water and pressurized. It lists the given dimensions and properties. The solution applies the hydrostatic pressure equation to relate the pressure changes in the tank to the mercury displacement in the manometer legs. Substituting the values, it determines that the manometer deflection l is 0.549 m.

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Problem 3.

31 [Difficulty: 2]

Given: A U-tube manometer is connected to the open tank filled with water as
shown (manometer fluid is mercury). The tank is sealed and pressurized.

D1 = 2.5⋅ m D2 = 0.7⋅ m d = 0.2⋅ m po = 0.5⋅ atm SGHg = 13.55 (From Table A.1, App. A)

Find: The manometer deflection, l

Solution: We will apply the hydrostatics equations to this system.

Governing Equations: dp
= ρ⋅ g (Hydrostatic Pressure - h is positive downwards)
dh
ρ = SG⋅ ρwater (Definition of Specific Gravity)

Assumptions: (1) Static liquid


(2) Incompressible liquid

Integrating the hydrostatic pressure equation we get:

Δp = ρ⋅ g⋅ Δh

When the tank is filled with water and pressurized, the mercury in the left leg of the D1
manometer is displaced downward by l/2. The mercury in the right leg is displaced d d
upward by the same distance, l/2.

Beginning at the free surface of the tank, and accounting for the changes in pressure with D2 c
elevation:

patm + po + ρwater⋅ g⋅ ⎛⎜ D1 − D2 + d + ⎟ − ρHg⋅ g⋅ l = patm


l⎞
⎝ 2⎠
Upon simplification: po
+ D1 − D2 + d
ρwater⋅ g
po + ρwater⋅ g⋅ ⎛⎜ D1 − D2 + d +
l⎞
⎟ = ρHg⋅ g⋅ l l=
⎝ 2⎠
SGHg −
1
2
Substituting values into the expression:

⎛ 5 3 2⎞
⎜ 0.5⋅ atm × 1.013 × 10 ⋅ N × 1 ⋅ m × 1 ⋅ s ⎟ + 2.5⋅ m − 0.7⋅ m + 0.2⋅ m
⎜ 2 1000 kg 9.8 m ⎟
l = ⎝ m ⋅ atm ⎠ l = 0.549 m
1
13.55 −
2

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