Question

A pressure gage and a manometer are connected to a compressed air tank to measure its pressure. If the reading on the pressure gage is 11 kPa, determine the distance h between the two fluid levels of the water filled manometer. Assume the density of water is 1000 kg/m3 and the atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa.Quiz 3

Answer 1

Answer:

h=1.122652m

Explanation:

Assuming density of air = 1.2kg/m³

the differential pressure is given by:

$h^{i} =h(\frac{density of manometer}{density of flowing air}-1)\\h^{i} =h(\frac{1000}{1.2}-1)\\ h^{i}=832.33h...(1)\\\\but\\ h^{i} =\frac{change in pressure}{air density*g} \\\\h^{i} =\frac{11*10^3}{1.2*9.81}\\\\h^{i}= 934.42...(2)\\\\equating, \\\\934.42=832.33h\\\\h=1.122652m$