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    THE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA

    SCHOOL OF MINES AND PETROLEUM


    ENGINEERING
    DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND
    MINERAL PROCESSING

    MP 211: FLUID MECHANICS


    TUTORIAL 2: FLUID STATICS 1
    FIG.2
    1. A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed
    tank containing air and water as shown in figure 1. 3. Two pipes are connected by a manometer as
    At the closed end of the manometer the air shown in figure 3. Determine the pressure
    pressure is 110.3 kPa (abs). Determine the reading difference, PA-PB, between the pipes.
    on the pressure gage for a differential reading of
    1.2 m on the manometer. Express your answer in
    kPa (gage). Assume standard atmospheric pressure
    and neglect the weight of the air columns in the
    manometer.

    FIG.3

    4. A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed


    tank as shown in the Figure 4. The air pressure in
    the tank is 3.4 kPa and the liquid in the tank is oil (
     =8.5kN/m3). The pressure at point A is 13.8
    kPa. Determine: (a) the depth of oil z and (b) the
    FIG.1
    differential reading h on the manometer.
    2. A closed cylindrical tank filled with water has a
    hemispherical dome and is connected to an
    inverted system as shown in fig 2. The liquid in
    the top part of the piping system has a specific
    gravity of 0.8, and the remaining parts of the
    system are filled with water. If the pressure gage
    reading at A is 60 kPa determine: (a) the pressure
    in pipe B, and (b) the pressure head, in millimeters
    of mercury, at the top of the dome (point C).

    FIG.4

    5. For the inclined-tube manometer of fig. 5 the


    pressure in pipe A is 4.1kPa. The fluid in both
    pipes A and B is water and the gage fluid in the
    manometer has a specific gravity of 2.6. What is
    1
    the pressure in pipe B corresponding to the
    differential reading shown?

    FIG.7

    FI 8. In Fig.8 pipe A contains oil (SG = 0.7), pipe B


    G.5 contains oil (SG = 0.9), and the manometer fluid is
    mercury. Determine the new differential reading if
    the pressure in pipe A is decreased 25kPa, and the
    6. For the configuration shown in fig 6 what must pressure in pipe B remains constant. The initial
    be the value of the specific weight of the unknown differential reading is 0.30m as shown
    fluid? Express your answer in N/m3

    FIG 8
    FIG.6
    9. Determine the new differential reading along
    7. The inverted U-tube manometer of Fig. 7 the inclined leg of the mercury manometer of fig
    contains oil (SG = 0.9) and water as shown. The 9, if the pressure in pipe A is decreased 10kPa and
    pressure differential between pipes A and B, p A – the pressure in pipe B remains unchanged. The
    pB is -5kPa. Determine the differential reading h. fluid in A has a specific gravity of 0.9 and the
    fluid in B is water.

    FIG.9

    2
    10. Determine the change in the elevation of the
    mercury in the left leg of the manometer of Fig. 10
    as a result of an increase in pressure of 34.4 kPa in
    pipe A while the pressure in pipe B remains
    constant.

    Fig. 12
    FIG.1
    0 13. For the closed tank with Bourdon –tube
    gauges tapped into it (Fig. 13), what is the
    11. Determine the gauge pressure in pipe A in specific gravity of the oil and the pressure
    Fig. 11 reading on gage C?

    Fig 11

    12. What is the pressure at the centre of pipe B


    in Fig. 12
    Fig 13

    Prof. J.W. Ntalikwa


    MP 211 Instructor, 2018/2019

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