Some Examples to test your understanding.

1. Calculate the height of a standpipe needed to measure a pressure of 150 kN/m2 in a

water pipe.
2. Calculate the pressure at the bottom of a closed tank that has 0.75 m of water, 0.5 m
of oil (SG = 0.85) and air with a gauge pressure of 52 kPa.
3. Calculate the head of mercury equivalent to the answer of question 2.
4. If a piezometer is located at the bottom of the tank of question 2, which would be the
height of water?
5. Calculate the force exerted by water in the walls of the circular tank of question 2 and
its location from the surface of the oil. Consider a diameter of 6 m.
6. A mercury manometer is used to measure the pressure in an oil pipe. Calculate the
pressure in the pipe.

7. Obtain the pressure difference of a U-tube Venturi oil manometer when the depth, h,
has a value of 125 mm.