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Manometry 01

The document describes a tank with two compartments containing air and a liquid with a specific gravity of 0.6. The pressure gauge reads 3.5 kPa and the question asks to determine the manometer reading h. It provides the diagram of the tank setup and shows the process of relating the pressures at different points using equations involving density, gravity, and liquid heights to ultimately derive an equation for h in terms of known values. Inputting the given values solves for the manometer reading of 1.9 m.

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Manometry 01

The document describes a tank with two compartments containing air and a liquid with a specific gravity of 0.6. The pressure gauge reads 3.5 kPa and the question asks to determine the manometer reading h. It provides the diagram of the tank setup and shows the process of relating the pressures at different points using equations involving density, gravity, and liquid heights to ultimately derive an equation for h in terms of known values. Inputting the given values solves for the manometer reading of 1.9 m.

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MONDIRIN, CHRISTIAN JOHN M.
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manometry_01

Compartments A and B of the tank shown in the figure below are closed and filled with air and a liquid
with a specific gravity equal to 0.6. If atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa (abs) and the pressure gage reads
3.5 kPa (gage), determine the manometer reading, h.

3.5 kPa (gage)

open to the atmosphere


A B
2.0 cm
h

3.0 cm
air

liquid with a water


mercury with a
specific gravity of 0.6 specific gravity of 13.6

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manometry_01

SOLUTION:

3.5 kPa (gage)


open to the atmosphere
A B
3
h
4 L2 2
L1
air 1

water
liquid with a mercury with a
specific gravity of 0.6 specific gravity of 13.6

First determine the pressure at 2 in terms of the pressure at 1.


p2 = p1 - r Hg gL1 (1)
Now determine the pressure at 3 in terms of the pressure at 2.
p3 = p2 - rliquid g ( h + L2 ) (2)
Now determine the pressure at 4 in terms of the pressure at 3.
p4 = p3 + r H20 gh (3)

Combine Eqns. (1)-(3).


p4 = p1 - r Hg gL1 - rliquid g ( h + L2 ) + r H20 gh
p4 = p1 - r H20 SGHg gL1 - r H20 SGliquid g ( h + L2 ) + r H20 gh
p4 - p1 = - r H20 g éë SGHg L1 + SGliquid h + SGliquid L2 - h ùû
p1 - p4
r H20 g
(
- SGHg L1 - SGliquid L2 = h SGliquid - 1 )
1 é p4 - p1 ù
h= ê SGHg L1 + SGliquid L2 + ú (4)
(1 - SGliquid ) ë r H20 g û

Using the given data:


p1 = 101 kPa (abs) = 0 Pa (gage)
p4 = 3.5 kPa (gage) = 3500 Pa (gage)
SGHg = 13.6
SGliquid = 0.6
g = 9.81 m/s2
rH20 = 1000 kg/m3
L1 = 3.0 cm = 3.0*10-2 m
L2 = 2.0 cm = 2.0*10-2 m

Solving Eqn. (4) for h gives:


h = 1.9 m

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