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Chapter One Assignment 1

This document contains an assignment with 4 questions related to engineering thermodynamics. Question 1 asks to determine the distance between fluid levels in a manometer using mercury or water given a pressure gauge reading. Question 2 asks for the gas pressure given piston area and supported mass. It also asks if pressure would change with volume. Question 3 asks for the new pressure inside a cylinder after a piston is raised and air let in, given initial pressure, volume, spring force and added height. Question 4 asks to determine a building height from top and bottom barometric readings and air density.

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Chapter One Assignment 1

This document contains an assignment with 4 questions related to engineering thermodynamics. Question 1 asks to determine the distance between fluid levels in a manometer using mercury or water given a pressure gauge reading. Question 2 asks for the gas pressure given piston area and supported mass. It also asks if pressure would change with volume. Question 3 asks for the new pressure inside a cylinder after a piston is raised and air let in, given initial pressure, volume, spring force and added height. Question 4 asks to determine a building height from top and bottom barometric readings and air density.

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Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa Institute of Technology


School of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering
Engineering Thermodynamics (MEng 2308) Assignment One

1. Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the reading
on the pressure gage is 80 KPa, determine the distance between the two fluid levels of the
manometer if the fluid is (a) mercury ( 13,600 / ) or (b) water ( 1000 / ).

2. A cylinder encloses a gas in a piston-cylinder assembly as shown in Figure. The area of the
piston is 0.01 m2. If the piston supports a mass of 50kg (including the mass of the piston),
what is the gas pressure? Will the gas pressure change if the volume is changed, say, due to
heating?

3. A 5-kg piston in a cylinder with diameter of 100 mm is loaded with a linear spring and the
outside atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, as shown in Figure below. The spring exerts no force
on the piston when it is at the bottom of the cylinder, and for the state shown, the pressure
inside the cylinder is 400 kPa with volume 0.4 L. The valve is opened to let some air in, causing
the piston to raise 2 cm. Find the new pressure.

4. The basic barometer can be used to measure the height of a building. If the barometric readings
at the top and at the bottom of a building are 730 and 755 mmHg, respectively, determine the
height of the building. Assume an average air density of 1.18 kg/m3.
 

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