MARCO MACA BSEE 4A

EEE417- Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

CHAPTER 5 ASSIGNMENT

5.1 A tank is filled with pure water. If the pressure at the bottom of the tank is 17.63 psig, what is
the depth of the water?

 p=yh
17.63 x 12 x 12
h¿
62.4

h= 40.66 ft

5.2 What is the pressure on an object at the bottom of a fresh water lake if the lake is 123 m
deep?

 p=yh n=123m
specific weight of water is 9810 = 9810 N/m2
⍴ = 9810 x 123
⍴ = 120663 𝑁 𝑚2
⍴ = 1206630 Pa
⍴ = 1206.630 kPa

5.3 An instrument reads 1038 psf. If the instrument was calibrated in kilopascals, what would it
read?

 1 psf = 0.048 kPa

1038 psf = 1038 × 0.048 kPa = 49.8 kPa

5.4 What will be the reading of a mercury barometer in centimeters if the atmospheric pressure is
14.75 psi?

 1psi=5.1715cmHg

1cmHg=1 centimeters of mercury

15.1715 cmHg
14.75psi= =76.28cmHgX 1
1 psi

=76.28cm
5.5 A tank 2.2 ft × 3.1 ft × 1.79 ft weighs 1003 lb when filled with a liquid. What is the specific
gravity of the liquid if the empty tank weighs 173 lb?

 Volume = 2.2 × 3.1 × 1.79 = 12.2078 ft3

1003−173
SW= = 67.98lb/ft3
12.2

SG = 67.98/64.2 = 1.09

5.6 An open tank 3.2 m wide by 4.7 m long is filled to a depth of 5.7 m with a liquid whose SG
is 0.83. What is the absolute pressure on the bottom of the tank in kilopascals?

 Density of liquid = 0.83x103 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3

⍴ = hdg + ⍴abu
= 5.7 x 0.83x103 x 9.5 + 1.05x105 Pa
= 151363.8 ⍴
= 151.363 kPa

5.7 Two pistons connected by a pipe are filled with oil. The larger piston has 3.2 ft diameter and
has a force of 763 lb applied to it. What is the diameter of the smaller piston if it can support a
force of 27 lb?

763 x 4 27 x 4
 Pressure = force/area = =
3.14 x 3. 2 x 3.2 3.14 2× r 2
27 x 3.22
r= = 0.6 ft
763
¿
0.6ft X 12∈ 1 ft ¿ =7.2in

5.8 A block of wood with a density of 35.3 lb/ft3 floats in a liquid with three-fourths of its
volume submersed. What is the specific gravity of the liquid?

 Weight of block = ⍴Vg = 35.3 x V x g

3
Bouyant Force = ⍴e x 𝑉xg
4
3
35.3 x V x g = ⍴e x 𝑉xg
4
4 lb
⍴e = x 35.3 = 47.067 3
3 ft
 lb
Density of water = 62.43
ft 3
47.067
SG =
62.43
SG = 0.754
5.9 A 15.5-kg mass of copper has an apparent mass of 8.7 kg in oil whose SG is 0.77. What is
the volume of the copper and its specific weight?

 Buoyancy force = (15.5 − 8.7) × 9.8 N = 66.64 N

66.64
V= m3 = 0.0088m3
9.8 x 770
15.5 x 9.8
SW= N/m3 = 17.26kN/m3 =1761kg/m3
0.0088

5.10 A dam is 283 m high when it is full of water. What is the pounds per square inch absolute at
the bottom of the reservoir?

 ⍴ = ⍴atm + ⍴gh
= 101 + ( 1000 x 9.81 x 283 ) ft
⍴ = 2877555 Pa
⍴ = 417.3541 Psi

5.11 A liquid has a SG of 7.38. What is its specific weight in pound per cube foot and kilogram
per cubic meter?

 SW = 7.38 × 62.43 lb/ft3= 460.7 lb/ft3

SW = 7.38 × 1000 kg/m3 = 7380 kg/m3

5.12 What is the equivalent of 25, 49, and 83 kPa in pounds per square inch?
 0.145 psi
 25kPa X = 3.626psi
1 kPa

0.145 psi
49kPa X = 7.107psi
1 kPa

0.145 psi
83kPa X = 12.0381psi
1 kPa

5.13 The cabin pressure in a spacecraft is maintained at 14.3 psia. What will be the force on a
window 2.9 ft wide and 1.7 ft high when the craft is in outer space?

 Force = 2.9 × 1.7 × 14.3 × 12 × 12 lb

= 10,151.86 lb

5.14 A U-tube manometer uses glycerin as the measuring fluid. What will be the differential
pressure if the distance between the levels of glycerin is 103 in?

 Specific density of Glycerin = 1.259

Differential Height of Glycerin = 103 in

SG
Height in terms of Water= ∆h = hw( −1)
SW
1.259
103 = hw ( −1)
1
103
hw =
0.259
hw = 397.6 in
hw = 10.09 m
Pressure = ⍴wghw
Pressure = 1000 x 9.81 x 10.09
Pressure = 98982.9 Pa

5.15 An open tank contains 1.9 m of water floating on 10.3 cm of mercury. What is the pressure
in pounds per square foot absolute on the bottom of the tank?

1.9
 1.9 m = = 6.23ft
0.305
10.3
10.3cm = =0.34ft
100 x 0.305
Pressure = (6.23 × 62.43) + (0.34 × 62.43 × 13.55) + (14.7 × 12 × 12) psfa
 = 389 + 287.5 + 2116.8 psfa = 2793.3 psfa

5.16 Oil (SG = 0.93) is pumped from a well. If the pump is 11.7 ft above the surface of the oil,
what pressure must the pump be able to generate to lift the oil up to the pump?

lb
 Weight (water) = 62.43
ft 3
SG = 0.93
specific weight of oil
SG =
specific weight of water
Y lb
1.93 Y = 0.93 x 62.43 Y = 58.0599 ⍴ = 58.0599 x 11.7
62.43 ft 3
⍴ = 679.3
lb
ft 3
5.17 A piston 8.7-in diameter has a pressure of 3.7 kPa on its surface. What force in SI units is
applied to the piston?

8.7 x 305 2 3.7 x 3.14

 F= ( ) x
12 4

F=0.14N

5.18 The water pressure at the base of a water tower is 107.5 psi. What is the head of water?

 ⍴ = 107.5 Psi = 7.4118 x 105 Pa

⍴ = ⍴wgh
7.4118 x 105 = 103 x 9.81 x h
h = 75.55m

5.19 A U-tube manometer reads a pressure of 270 torr. What is the pressure in pounds per
square inch absolute?

 Pressure = 270 × .019 psig = 5.13 + 14.7 psia

= 19.83 psia

5.20 Each of the three circular containers in Fig.5.13 contain a liquid with a SG of 1.37. What is
the pressure in pascal gauge acting on the base of each container and the weight of liquid in each
container?
 ⍴liqui d
 = 1.37
⍴ wate r
kg
⍴ = ⍴liquid = 1.37 x 1000 = 1370
m3
⍴a = ⍴b = ⍴c = ⍴
⍴ = ⍴gh
⍴ = 1370 x 9.8 x 0.7
⍴ = 9398.2 Pa

a.) Wa = mg
= ⍴Vg
πhD 2
=⍴ g
4
π (0.2)(1.1)2 π (0.5)(0.6)2
wa = 1370 x x 9.8 + 1370 x x 9.8
4 4
wa = 4450 N or 454 kg

b.) Wb = mg
= ⍴Vg
πhD 2
=⍴ g
4
π (0.7)(0.6)2
Wb = 1370 x x 9.8
4

Wb = 2657.23 N or 271.1 kg

c.) Wc = mg
= ⍴Vg
πhD 2
=⍴ g
4
π (0.2)( 0.3)2 π (0.5)(0.6)2
Wc = 1370 x x 9.8 + 1370 x x 9.8
4 4

Wc = 2087.8 N or 213 kg