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Chapter 2: Tutorial 1 Fluid Static (Pascal's Law and Manometer)

This document summarizes Chapter 2, Tutorial 1 of the fluid mechanics course MEC241. It includes 5 problems about fluid statics involving Pascal's law and manometers. The problems calculate specific gravities, heights, and pressure differences using figures of systems with double-fluid manometers, a hydraulic lift, a U-tube multi-fluid container, and a brine-mercury interface.

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Chapter 2: Tutorial 1 Fluid Static (Pascal's Law and Manometer)

This document summarizes Chapter 2, Tutorial 1 of the fluid mechanics course MEC241. It includes 5 problems about fluid statics involving Pascal's law and manometers. The problems calculate specific gravities, heights, and pressure differences using figures of systems with double-fluid manometers, a hydraulic lift, a U-tube multi-fluid container, and a brine-mercury interface.

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MEC241 Fluid Mechanics

CHAPTER 2: TUTORIAL 1

Fluid Static (Pascal’s Law and Manometer)

1. Consider a double-fluid manometer attached to an air pipe shown in fig. 1. If the specific gravity
of one fluid is 13.35, determine the specific gravity of the other fluid for the indicated absolute
pressure of air. Take the atmospheric pressure to be 100 kPa. Ans: 1.34

2. The 500 kg load on the hydraulic lift shown in fig 2 is to be raised by pouring oil (ρ= 780 kg/m3)
into a thin tube. Determine how high h should be in order to begin the weight. Ans: 0.567 m

3. A multifluid container is connected to a U-tube, as shown in fig. 3. For the given specific gravities
and fluid column height, determine the gage pressure at A. Also determine the height of a
mercury column that would create same pressure at A. Ans: 1.60 kPa, 1.20 cm

4. The pressure difference between an oil pipe and water pipe is measured by a double-fluid
manometer, as shown in fig. 4. For the given fluid heights and specific gravities, calculate the
pressure difference ∆P = PB - PA. Ans: 27.6 kPa

5. Consider the system shown in fig. 5. If a change of 0.7 kPa in the pressure of air causes the
brine-mercury interface in the right column to drop by 5 mm in the brine level in the right
column while the pressure in the brine pipe remains constant, determine the ratio of A2/A1. Ans:
0.134

Fig. 2
Fig. 1
Fig. 3

Fig. 4
Fig. 5

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