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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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