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Class Work Practice Sheet:: Manometers

This document contains 11 practice problems involving manometers, which are devices used to measure pressure. The problems involve calculating pressure values based on factors like the heights that liquids rise to in the manometer tubes, densities of the different liquids used, and differences in liquid column heights. The key principles are that pressure can be determined from the densities and heights of columns of liquids in a manometer, and that liquids of higher density rise to lesser heights to equate to the same pressure.

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Class Work Practice Sheet:: Manometers

This document contains 11 practice problems involving manometers, which are devices used to measure pressure. The problems involve calculating pressure values based on factors like the heights that liquids rise to in the manometer tubes, densities of the different liquids used, and differences in liquid column heights. The key principles are that pressure can be determined from the densities and heights of columns of liquids in a manometer, and that liquids of higher density rise to lesser heights to equate to the same pressure.

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Class workPractice sheet: Manometers


1. A pressure tube is used to measure the pressure of oil (mass density, 640 kg/m 3) in a pipeline. If the
oil rises to a height of 1.2 above the centre of the pipe, what is the gauge pressure in N/m 2 at that
point? (Assume gravity = 9.81 m/s2) [Ans: 7.55 kN/m2]

2. What is the atmospheric pressure in N/m 2 if the level of mercury in a Barometer (as shown in figure)
tube is 760 mm above the level of the mercury in the bowl? Given the specific gravity of mercury is
13.6 and specific weight of water is 9.81×103 N/m3. [Ans: 101.3 kN/m2]

3. A U-tube manometer similar to that shown in the figure is used to measure


the gauge pressure of water (mass density ρ = 1000 kg/m 3). If the density of
mercury is 13.6×103 kg/m3, what will be the gauge pressure at A if h 1 = 0.45
m and D is 0.7 m above BC. [Ans: 88.97 kN/m2]

4. A U-tube manometer similar to that shown in the figure is used to measure the
gauge pressure of a fluid P of density ρ = 1000 kg/m 3. If the density of the
liquid Q is 13.6×103 kg/m3, what will be the gauge pressure at A if h 1 = 0.15
m and h2 = 0.25 m above BC. Take into consideration patm = 101.3 kPa.
[Ans: 70.84 kPa]

5. The U-tube manometer measures the pressure of water at A which is


below the atmospheric pressure. If the specific weight of mercury is 13.6
times that of water and the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa, find what is
the absolute pressure at A when h 1 = 10 cm, h2 = 25 cm and the specific
weight of water is 9.81 kN/m3. [Ans: 66.965 kPa]

6. A U tube manometer measures the pressure difference between two


points A and B in a liquid. The U tube contains mercury. Calculate the
difference in pressure if h =1.5 m, h2 = 0.75 m and h1 = 0.5 m. The
liquid at A and B is water ( ω = 9.81 × 103 N/m2) and the specific
gravity of mercury is 13.6. [Ans: 54.44 kPa]
7. A U tube manometer measures the pressure difference between two
points A and B in a liquid. The U tube contains mercury. Calculate the
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Class workPractice sheet: Manometers


difference in pressure if h = 2.0 m, h2 = 0.35 m and h1 = 0.5 m. The liquid at A and B is oil ( s = 0.85 )
and the specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. [Ans: 69626.475 Pa]

8. Freshwater and seawater flowing in parallel pipelines are


connected to each other by a double U −tube manometer, as
shown in the figure. Determine the pressure difference between
the two pipelines. Take the density of sea water as

ρ=1035 kg/ m3, density of air as ρ=1.2kg /m3, density of mercury

as ρ=13,600 kg/m3 and density of fresh water as ρ=1000 kg/ m3.

[Ans: 3.39 Pa]

9. A multi-fluid container is connected to a U −tube, as shown in the


figure. For the given specific gravities and fluid column heights,
determine the gauge pressure at A. Also determine the height of a
mercury column that would create the same pressure as that at A.
[Ans: 0.471 kPa; 0.353 m]

10. Calculate the absolute pressure P1, of the manometer shown in

the figure. The local atmospheric pressure is 758 mm of Hg. The

specific weights of fluid A and fluid B are 10 kN / m3 and 8 kN /m3

respectively. [Ans: 102.7 kPa]

11. (Challenging question to students): A two liquid double column enlarged-ends manometer is used
to measure pressure difference between two points. The basins are partially filled with liquid of
specific gravity 0.75 and the lower portion of U-tube is filled with mercury of specific gravity 13.6.
The diameter of the basin is 20 times higher than that of the U-tube. Find the pressure difference if
the U-tube reading is 25 mm and the liquid in the pipe has a specific weight of 0.475 N/m3. [Ans:
31.51 kPa]

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