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A scientist plans to build a water barometer and asks what the barometer reading would be given an atmospheric pressure of 990 mb abs and a water temperature of 70°C. Neglecting vapor pressure and capillarity effects, the expected reading is calculated to be 10.32 m.

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A scientist plans to build a water barometer and asks what the barometer reading would be given an atmospheric pressure of 990 mb abs and a water temperature of 70°C. Neglecting vapor pressure and capillarity effects, the expected reading is calculated to be 10.32 m.

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A scientist plans to build a water barometer.

When the atmospheric pressure


is 990 mb abs and the water temperature is 70°C, what would you expect the
barometer reading to be? Neglect vapor pressure and capillarity.

At 70 Deg C, density of water is 977.8 kg/m3 (


franzini table A.1)

990 mb abs = 990 millibar absolute = 99 kPa

From the eq. P = h x ρ x g

P = 99 kPa , density = 977.8 kg/m3, g=9.81 m/s2

99*1000 = h x 977.8 x 9.81

H = 10.32 m
If the atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 33.40 ft of water, what should be
the reading on a barometer containing an alcohol when the vapor pressure of
the alcohol at that temperature is 2.09 psia.

• Here, h = 33.40 ft = 10.2 m (approximately)


So, P = h x density x g
Since no temperature is given, let us assume, density is 1000 kg/m3 for
water
P = 10.2 x 1000 x 9.81 = 100062 Pa =100 kPa
Now density of alcohol = 780 kg/m3 ( this value will be given )
So,
100 kPa = height of alcohol x density of alc. X g
Since there is a vapor pressure acting against the rise, so the equation
will be,
P – P vap = h x density x g [ p vap = 2.09 psi = 14.41 kPa ]
(100 kPa – 14.41 kPa )x1000= h x 780 x 9.81
H= 11.18 m
If the atmospheric pressure is 14.20 psia and a gage pressure
attached to a tank reads 12.5 in Hg vacuums, what is the
absolute pressure in the tank?

• P atm = 14.20 psi


• P guage = -12.5 in Hg =- 6.14 psi ( since there
is a vacuum, a minus sign is added)
• So P absolute = P atm + P guage = 14.2-6.14 =
8.06 Psia
Neglecting the pressure on the surface and the compressibility
of water, what is the pressure in pounds per square inch on the
ocean floor at a depth of 15,500 ft? ϒ=64.0 lb/ft3

• P = h x density x g = h x ϒ = (15,500ft x
64.0lb/ft3)/144 in2/ft2 =6890 psi
If the specific weight of a gas is 12.40 N/m3,
what is its specific volume?

• sp. Volume = inverse of density

• Here, density x g = 12.40 N/m3


• So, sp V = 9.81/12.40 = 0.791 m3 /kg
The higher pressure vessel is 5 ft ( 1.524m) lower in elevation
than the other (zb-za). Mercury reading, Rm= is 4 in. ( .1016m)
What is the pressure difference?
Here, the two fluids at points A and B are the same
[ the specific gravity is the same ]
Now, Ha+Rm = Hb+(zb-za)
Or, Hb-Ha = Rm – (zb-za)
Now the Pressure eq. for these two,

Pa-ha x density of the fluid x g – h mercury x


density mercury x g + hb x density of the fluid x g = Pb

Pa+ density of fluid x g ( hb-ha) – h mercury x density of


mercury x g = pb
From the pic, it seems, Pa > Pb
So, Pb-Pa = density of fluid x g x ( Rm – (zb-za)) –
H mercury x density of mercury x g
Put values to get results.
If we take the fluid as water, then
Pb-Pa = 9.81*1000* (.1016-1.524) - .1016*13.55*1000*9.81
= -27.46 kPa
pressure at point A is actually higher since it is at lower elevation
What is the mercury reading? ϒA = 8.4 kN/m3 ϒB = 12.4 kN/m3, PB
-PA = 145 kPa

The question was incomplete. I will


discuss it in the class
A flat plate of 200 mm x 750 mm slides on oil (abs visc. = 0.85 Ns/m2) over a
large plane surface. What force F is required to drag the plate at a velocity V
of 1.2 m/s, if the thickness t of the separating oil film is 0.6 mm?
A liquid has an absolute viscosity of 3.2 x 10-4 lb.sec/ft2. It weighs 56 lb/ft3.
What are its absolute and kinematic viscosities in SI units?
Compute the capillary depression of mercury at 20°C to be
expected in a 6 mm diameter glass tube

• From table A.4 (data will be provided in the


exam) of franzini, density of mercury 13550
kg/m3 and surface tension is 0.51 N/m, θ =
140
• So, h= 2 x 0.51 x cos 140 / ( 13550*9.81*.006)
= 0.979 mm depression
• No 10 was showed in the class

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