Question 1: A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless piston– cylinder device.

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piston has a mass of 4 kg and a cross- sectional area of 35 cm2. A compressed spring
above the piston exerts a force of 60 N on the piston. If the atmospheric pressure is 95
kPa, determine the pressure inside the cylinder.

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Question 2: The gage pressure of the air in the tank shown in Fig. below is measured to
be 65 kPa. Determine the differential height h of the mercury column.

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Question 3: Two water tanks are connected to each other through a mercury manometer
with inclined tubes, as shown in Fig. If the pressure difference between the two tanks is
20 kPa, calculate a and u.

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Question 4: A room in the lower level of a cruise ship has a 30-cm-diameter circular
window. If the midpoint of the window is 5 m below the water surface, determine the
hydro- static force acting on the window, and the pressure center.

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Question 5: The two sides of a V-shaped water trough are hinged to each other at the
bottom where they meet, as shown in Fig., making an angle of 45° with the ground from
both sides. Each side is 0.75 m wide, and the two parts are held together by a cable and
turnbuckle placed every 6 m along the length of the trough. Calculate the tension in each
cable, when the trough is filled to the rim.

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Question 6: Milk with a density of 1020 kg/m3 is transported on a level road in a 7-m-
long, 3-m-diameter cylindrical tanker. The tanker is completely filled with milk (no air
space), and it accelerates at 2.5 m/s2. If the minimum pressure in the tanker is 100 kPa,
determine the maximum pressure and its location.

Question 7: A 1.2-m-diameter, 3-m-high sealed vertical cylinder is completely filled

with gasoline whose density is 740 kg/m3. The tank is now rotated about its vertical axis
at a rate of 70 rpm. Determine (a) the difference between the pressures at the centers of
the bottom and top surfaces and (b) the difference between the pressures at the center and
the edge of the bottom surface.