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1. A U-tube connected to a multi-fluid container contains glycerin, oil, and water with given specific gravities and column heights. 2. The gauge pressure (PA) at point A is calculated to be 0.471 kPa. 3. The equivalent mercury column height that would create the same pressure at point A is 0.353 cm.

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1. A U-tube connected to a multi-fluid container contains glycerin, oil, and water with given specific gravities and column heights. 2. The gauge pressure (PA) at point A is calculated to be 0.471 kPa. 3. The equivalent mercury column height that would create the same pressure at point A is 0.353 cm.

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1-83 A multi-fluid container is connected to a U-tube. For the given specific gravities and fluid column heights, the gage
pressure at A and the height of a mercury column that would create the same pressure at A are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 All the liquids are incompressible. 2 The multi-
fluid container is open to the atmosphere.
Properties The specific gravities are given to be 1.26 for glycerin
A
and 0.90 for oil. We take the standard density of water to be w 70 cm Oil
=1000 kg/m3, and the specific gravity of mercury to be 13.6. SG=0.90
Analysis Starting with the atmospheric pressure on the top surface
of the container and moving along the tube by adding (as we go
30 cm Water 90 cm
down) or subtracting (as we go up) the gh terms until we reach
point A, and setting the result equal to PA give
Glycerin
Patm # oil ghoil # w gh w " gly ghgly ! PA 20 cm SG=1.26

Rearranging and using the definition of specific gravity,


15 cm
PA " Patm ! SG oil w ghoil # SG w w gh w " SG gly w ghgly

or
PA,gage ! g w (SG oil hoil # SG w h w " SG gly hgly )

Substituting,
) 1 kN &
PA,gage ! (9.81 m/s 2 )(1000 kg/m 3 )[0.90(0.70 m) # 1(0.3 m) " 1.26(0.70 m)]' $
' 1000 kg * m/s 2 $
( %
! 0.471 kN/m 2 ! 0.471 kPa
The equivalent mercury column height is
PA,gage 0.471 kN/m 2 ) 1000 kg * m/s 2 &
hHg ! ! ' $ ! 0.00353 m ! 0.353 cm
Hg g (13,600 kg/m 3 )(1000 kg/m 3 )(9.81 m/s 2 ) '( 1 kN $
%
Discussion Note that the high density of mercury makes it a very suitable fluid for measuring high pressures in
manometers.

PROPRIETARY MATERIAL. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Limited distribution permitted only to teachers and educators for course
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