Camarines Norte State College

Republic of the Philippines
CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE

F. Pimentel Avenue, Brgy. 2, Daet, Camarines Norte – 4600, Philippines
College of Engineering
CE 108 – Hydraulics
Second Semester, AY 2022-2023
INSTRUCTIONS:
Solve the following problems on an a4 size paper. Provide a 1-cm border on all sides. Write down the whole problem and show
your complete, detailed, and organized solution. Draw the figures that would supplement your solution, if applicable. Round off
your answers to the nearest 2 decimal places and do not forget to indicate the correct unit. Emphasize your final answer by
highlighting it. For the upper section of the first page, use the format below:
NAME: _ _ ACTIVITY N.:

CURSE/YEAR/BLCK:
CE 08  HYDRAULICS
SLVED PRBLEMS N (ACTIVITY TITLE)
Activity Number 2: Principles of Hydrostatics
1. Determine the pressure in psi at a depth of 20’ below the frees surface of a body of water.
2. Determine the pressure at a depth of 9m in oil of specific gravity 0.750.
3. Find the absolute pressure in psi in problem 2 where the barometer reads 29.90 in of mercury, specific gravity of
mercury is 13.57.
4. What depth of oil, specific gravity of 0.750 will produce a pressure of 40 psi? What depth of water?
5. Find the pressure at the bottom of a tank containing glycerin (sg = 12.34) under pressure:
6. Convert a pressure head of:

a. 4.60m of water to meters of oil, sg = 0.750
b. 24 in of mercury to feet of oil, sg = 0.750
7. What is the atmospheric pressure in kilopascals when a mercury barometer reads 742mm?
8. For the pressure vessel containing glycerin, with piezometer attached, find the pressure at point A.
9. For the open tank, with piezometers attached on the side, containing two different immiscible liquids as
shown, find (a) the elevation of the liquid surface in piezometer A, (b) the elevation of the liquid surface in
piezometer B, and (c) the total pressure at the bottom of the tank.
10. The areas of the plunger A and cylinder B are 6.00 and 600 in2, respectively, and the weight of B is 9000 lb.
The vessel and the connecting passages are filled with oil of specific gravity 0.750. What force F is required
for equilibrium, neglecting the weight of A?
11. Determine the pressure at A in psi gage due to the deflection of the mercury, sp gr 13.57, in the U- tube
gage shown.
12. A manometer is attached to a tank containing three different fluids, as shown. Find the difference in
elevation of the mercury column in the manometer.
13. Oil of specific gravity 0.750 flows through the nozzle shown and deflects the mercury in the U-tube gage.
Determine the value of h if the pressure at A is 20.0 psi.
14. For a gage pressure at A of —10.89 kPa, find the specific gravity of the gage liquid B.
15. For a gage reading at A of —2.50 psi, determine (a) the elevations of the liquids in the open
piezometer columns E, F, and G and (b) the deflection of the mercury in the U-tube gage.
16. A differential gage is attached to two cross sections A and B in a horizontal pipe in which water is flowing.
The deflection of the mercury in the gage is 1.92 ft, the level nearer A being the lower one. Calculate the
difference in pressure in psi between sections A and B.
17. The loss through a device X is to be measured by a differential gage using oil of specific gravity 0.750
as the gage fluid. The flowing liquid has sp gr 1.50. Find the change in pressure head between A and B
for the deflection of the oil.
18. Vessels A and B contain water under pressures of 276 kPa and 138 kPa, respectively. What is the deflection
of the mercury in the differential gage.
19. The pressure head at level AA is 0.091 m of water, and the unit weights of gas and air are 5.50 and
12.35 N/m3, respectively. Determine the reading of the water in the U-tube gage that measures the gas
pressure at level B.
20. Find the pressure difference between A and B for the setup shown.
21. A differential manometer is attached to two tanks as shown. Calculate the pressure difference between
chamber A and chamber B.
22. A glass U-tube open to the atmosphere at both ends is shown in Fig. 2-19. If the U-tube contains oil and
water as shown, determine the specific gravity of the oil.
23. The tank contains oil of specific gravity 0.750. Determine the reading of gage A in psi.
24. A closed tank contains 0.610 m of mercury, 1.524 m of water, 2.438 m of oil of specific gravity 0.750,
and an air space above the oil. If the pressure at the bottom of the tank is 276 kPa gage, what should be
the reading of the gage in the top of the tank?
25. Point A is 1.75 ft below the surface of the liquid (sp gr 1.25) in the vessel. What is the pressure at A in psi
gage if the mercury rises in the tube 13.5 in?
26. For the configuration shown, calculate the weight of the piston if the gage pressure reading is 70 kPa.
27. Neglecting friction between piston A and the gas tank, find the gage reading at B in ft of water.
Assume gas and air to be of constant specific weight and equal to 0.0351 and 0.0750 lb/ft3,
respectively.
28. Tanks A and B, containing oil and glycerin of specific gravities 0.780 and 1.25, respectively, are connected
by a differential gage. The mercury in the gage is at elevation 1.60 on the A side and at elevation 1.10 on the
B side. If the elevation of the surface of the glycerin in tank B is 21.10, at what elevation is the surface of the
oil in tank A?
29. Vessel A, at elevation 2.438 m, contains water under 103.4 kPa pressure. Vessel B, at elevation 3.658 m,
contains a liquid under 68.95 kPa pressure. If the deflection of the differential gage is 305 mm of mercury,
with the lower level on the A side at elevation 0.305 m, determine the specific gravity of the liquid in vessel
B.
30. In the left-hand tank, the air pressure is —9 in of mercury. Determine the elevation of the gage liquid in the
right-hand column at A.
31. Compartments B and C are closed and filled with air. The barometer reads 99.98 kPa. When gages A and D
read as indicated, what should be the value of x for gage E (mercury in each U-tube gage)?
32. The cylinder and tubing shown contain oil, sp gr 0.902. For a gage reading of 31.2 psi, what is the total
weight of piston and weight W?
33. Determine the pressure difference between pipes A and B for the differential manometer shown.
34. A vessel containing oil under pressure is shown. Find the elevation of the oil surface in the attached
piezometer.
35. What reading of gage A will cause the glycerin to rise to level B? The specific weights of oil and
glycerin are 52.0 and 78.0 lb/ft3, respectively.
36. A hydraulic device is used to raise an 89-kN truck. If oil, sp gr 0.810, acts on the piston under a pressure
of 1.22 MPa, what diameter is required?
37. If the specific weight of glycerin is 79.2 lb/ft3, what suction
pressure is required to raise the glycerin 9 in vertically in a ½ - in-
diameter tube?
38. What is the pressure inside a raindrop that is 0.06 in in
diameter when the temperature is 70°F?
39. The liquid surface in a piezometer attached to a conduit stands
1.0 m above point A, as shown. Find the pressure at point A if the
liquid is (a) water and (b) mercury.

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CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE

NAME: _ _ ACTIVITY N.:

Activity Number 2: Principles of Hydrostatics

2. Determine the pressure at a depth of 9m in oil of specific gravity 0.750.

6. Convert a pressure head of:

b. 24 in of mercury to feet of oil, sg = 0.750

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