Benha University
Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra
Mechanical Engineering Department
FLUID MECHANICS
Course Code: MEP 291
2nd YEAR Production
Winter 2015
Sheet [2] Fluid Statics[Manometers]
NAME
SECTION NO.
Deadline: Thursday - 24 Oct
Please keep a copy for your answer sheet before submitting.
[1] Compare the column heights of water and mercury corresponding to a
pressure Of 50 kpa . Express your answer in meters.
[2]A closed tank is partially filled with glycerin. If the air pressure is 50
kN/m2 and The depth of glycerin is 3 m, what is the pressure in N/m2 at the
bottom of the tank?
[3] On the inlet side of a pump a Bourdon pressure gage reads 30 kN/m2
vacuum. What is the corresponding absolute pressure if the local atmospheric
pressure is to be 101.33 kN/m2 .
[4] Bourdon gages are commonly used to measure
pressure. When such a gage is attached to the closed
water tank, the gage reads 0.4 bar. What is the absolute
air pressure in the tank? Assume standard atmospheric
pressure of 1.013 bar.
[5] A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed tank containing air and
water. At the closed end of the manometer the air pressure is 1.2 bar.
Determine the reading of the pressure gage
1.2 bar
for a differential reading of 1.3 m on the
manometer.
1.3
m
0.65 m
Oil S.G= 0.7
[6] A closed cylindrical tank filled with water
has a hemispherical dome and is connected to
an inverted piping systemas shown in Fig.
The liquid in the top part of the piping system
has a specific gravity of 0.8, and the
remaining parts of the system are filled with
water. If the pressure gage reading at A is 60
kPa, determine: (a) the pressure in pipe B,
and (b) the pressure head, in millimeters of mercury, at the top of the dome
1point C2.
[7]The mercury manometer indicates a
differential reading of 0.30 m when the
pressure in pipe A is 30-mm Hg vacuum.
Determine the pressure in pipe B.
[8] The inverted U-tube manometer contains oil SG=
0.9 and awter as shown. the pressure differential
between pipes A and B . PA-PB is - 5 KPa. determine
the differential reading , h?
[9] An air-filled, hemispherical shell is attached
to the ocean floor at a depth of 10 m as shon in
fig.3. A mercury barometer located inside the
shell reads 765 mm Hg, and a mercury U-tube
manometer designed to give the outside water
oressure indicates a differential reading of 735
mm Hg as illustrated. Based on these data what
is the atmosheric pressure at the ocean surface?
[10] The cylindrical tank with hemispherical
ends contains a volatile liquid with it vapour
filling the top of the tank (the top of the tank
is closed to the atmosphere). The liquid has a
density of 800 kg/m3 . Atmospheric pressure
can be taken as 101 kPa . Determine the
reading on the Bordon gauge on the left of the
Cylinder if the height of the mercury column
(SG = 13.6 ) is 0.084 m . What is the gas
pressure in the top hemisphere of the chamber
(specify whether it is absolute or gauge)?
[11] Determine the new differential reading along the inclined leg of the
mercury manometer , if the pressure in pipe A
is decreased 10 kPa and the pressure in pipe B
remains unchanged. The fluid in A has a
specific gravity of 0.9 and the fluid in B is
water.
[12] Determine ∆p between points A and B. All fluids are at 20oC. Assume the
densities for benzene and kerosene are 850 and 880 kg/m3 respectively.
Kerosene
Benzene
Air
40 cm
20 cm 8 cm 9 cm
Mercury 14 cm
Water
