Example 1-1

An object at sea level has a mass of 400 kg.

a) Find the weight of this object on earth.
b) Find the weight of this object on the moon where the local gravitational
acceleration is one-sixth that of earth.
(a)
W mg
t
=
( )( . W kg
m
s
N
kg
m
s
N
t
=
=
400 9 0!
"
#9$$
$
$
)( )
.
(b)

( )(
.
W mg
kg
m
s
N
kg
m
s
N
t
=
=
=
400
9 0!
%
"
%&#
$
$
)( )
.
Example 1-2E
An object has a mass of "0 lbm. Find the weight of this object at a location where
the local gravitational acceleration is #0 ft's
$
.

( )(#0
W mg
lbm
ft
s
lbf
lbm
ft
s
lbf
t
=
=
=
"0
"
#$ $
"%! !
$
$
)(
.
)
.
Example 1-3
A vac((m gage connected to a tank reads #0 k)a at a location where the atmos*heric
*ress(re is 9 k)a. +hat is the absol(te *ress(re in the tank,
P P P
kPa kPa
kPa
abs atm gage
=
=
=
9 #0
%
Example 1-4
A *ress(re gage connected to a valve stem of a tr(ck tire reads $40 k)a at a location
where the atmos*heric *ress(re is "00 k)a. +hat is the absol(te *ress(re in the tire-
in k)a and in *sia,
P P P
kPa kPa
kPa
abs atm gage
=
= +
=
"00 $40
#40
.he *ress(re in *sia is
P kPa
psia
kPa
psia
abs
= = #40
"4 !
"0"#
49 #
.
.
.
+hat is the gage *ress(re of the air in the tire- in *sig,
P P P
psia psia
psig
gage abs atm
=
=
=
49 # "4 !
#4 %
. .
.
/heck the tire side walls on 0o(r car or tr(ck. +hat is the maxim(m allowed
*ress(re, 1s this *ress(re in gage or absol(te val(es,
Example 1-5
2oth a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to meas(re its *ress(re. 1f the
*ress(re gage reads 0 k)a- determine the distance between the two fl(id levels of the
manometer if the fl(id is merc(r0 whose densit0 is "#-%00 kg'm
#
.
h
P
g
=

h
kPa
kg
m
m
s
N m
kPa
N
kg m s
m
=
=
0
"#%00 9 0!
"0
"
0 %
# $
# #
$
.
'
'
.
Example 1-6
+ater boils at $"$ F at one atmos*here *ress(re. At what tem*erat(re does water
boil in /.
. 3 ( ) ( ) T F
C
F
C =

= #$
&
9
$"$ #$
&
9
"00
EXAMPLE 17
A tank is filled with oil whose densit0 is = &0 kg'm#. 1f the vol(me of the tank is
V= $ m
#
- determine the amo(nt of mass m in the tank.
EXAMPLE 18
A manometer is (sed to meas(re the *ress(re in a tank. .he fl(id (sed has a s*ecific
gravit0 of 0.&- and the manometer col(mn height is && cm- as shown in Fig(re
below. 1f the local atmos*heric *ress(re is 9% k)a- determine the absol(te *ress(re
within the tank.
EXAMPLE 1-9
.he water in a tank is *ress(ri4ed b0 air- and the *ress(re is meas(red b0 a m(ltifl(id
manometer as shown in Fig. #5"&. .he tank is located on a mo(ntain at an altit(de of
"400 m where the atmos*heric *ress(re is &.% k)a. 6etermine the air *ress(re in the
tank if h" 3 0." m- h$37 0.$ m- and h#3 0.#& m. .ake the densities of water- oil- and
merc(r0 to be "000 kg'm#- &0 kg'm#- and "#-%00 kg'm#- res*ectivel0.