Quiz 2 – Fluid Mechanics Lecture

Chapter 2 – Principles of Hydrostatic Pressures

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1. Find the absolute pressure (kPa) at a depth of 5m below the surface of a liquid with relative density 0.85. The
barometer reading on the surface is 1.5 bar. Use 1000 millibars = 101.325 kPa = 1 atm. (2 decimal)

2. From the figure shown on the right. Gage A reads 350 kPa absolute. Determine
the absolute pressure (kPa) in gage B. Note: No atmospheric pressure of 101.325
kPa is involved since the tank is closed. (2 decimal)

3. A vertical piston-cylinder device on the left containing a gas has a mass of 40 kg and a
cross-sectional area of 0.012 m². The local atmospheric pressure is 95 kPa, and the
gravitational acceleration is 9.81 m/s². Determine the absolute pressure (kPa) inside the
cylinder. (2 decimal)

4. The water in a tank on the right is pressurized by air, and the

pressure is measured by a multifluid manometer as shown in figure.
Determine the gage pressure (kPa) of air in the tank if h₁ = 0.4 m, h2 =
0.6 m, and h3 = 0.8 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to
be 1000 kg/m³, 850 kg/m³, and 13,600 kg/m³, respectively. (2 decimal)
5. The system shown on the right is used to accurately measure the pressure
changes when the pressure is increased by ∆𝑝 in the water pipe. When ∆ℎ =
70𝑚𝑚, what is the change in the pipe pressure (kPa)? (3 decimal)

GLYCERIN,
SG = 1.26

6. Freshwater and seawater flowing in parallel

horizontal pipelines are connected to each other by a
double U-tube manometer, as shown in figure.
Determine the pressure difference 𝑷𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 −
𝑷𝒔𝒆𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 = ? (kPa) between the two pipelines. Take
the density of seawater at that location to be P =
1035 kg/m³. (2 decimal)

7. Two water tanks are connected to each

other through a mercury manometer with
inclined tubes, as shown in figure. If the
pressure difference between the two tanks
is 20 kPa, determine the value of 𝜃 in
degrees. (2 decimal)

8. What is the value of h (cm)? (no decimal / whole number)