MEC 2910: Fluid Mechanics
Tutorial Sheet - 2
1) Both a gage and a manometer are attached
to a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the
reading on the pressure gage is 65 kPa,
determine the distance between the two fluid
levels of the manometer if the fluid is (a)
mercury (ρ=13,600 kg/m3) or (b) water
(ρ=1000 kg/m3).
Ans: 0.49 m, 6.63 m
2) The gage pressure of the air in the tank
shown in the figure is measured to be 65 kPa.
Determine the differential height h of the
mercury column.
Ans: 0.47 m
3) The pressure in a natural gas pipeline is
measured by the manometer shown in the
figure with one of the arms open to the
atmosphere where local atmospheric
pressure is 98 kPa. Determine the absolute
pressure in the pipeline.
Ans: 123.8 kPa
4) The water tanks are connected to each other
through a mercury manometer with inclined
tubes as shown in the figure. If the pressure
difference between the two tanks is 20 kPa,
calculate a and θ.
Ans: 7.5 cm, 34°
5) A gasoline line is connected to the pressure
gage through a double-U manometer, as shown
in the figure. If the reading of the pressure gage
is 370 kPa, determine the gage pressure of the
gasoline line.
Ans: 354.6 kPa
6) A glass tube is attached to a water pipe, as
shown in the figure. If the water pressure at the
bottom of the tube is 115 kPa and the local
atmospheric pressure is 98 kPa, determine how
high the water will rise in the tube, in m.
Assume g=9.8 m/s2 at that location and take the
density of water to be 1000 kg/m3.
Ans: 1.73 m
7) Consider a U-tube whose arms are open to
the atmosphere. Now equal volume of water
and light oil (ρ=790 kg/m3) are poured from
different arms. A person blows from the oil
side of the U-tube until the contact surface of
the two fluids moves to the bottom of the U-
tube, and thus the liquid levels in the two arms
are the same. If the fluid height in each arm is
102 cm, determine the gage pressure the person
exerts on the oil by blowing.
Ans: 2.1 kPa
8) The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and
the pressure is measured by a multifluid
manometer as shown in figure. Determine the
gage pressure of air in the tank if h1 = 0.2 m, h2
= 0.3 m, and h3 = 0.46 m. Take the densities of
water, oil, and mercury to be 1000 kg/m3, 850
kg/m3, and 13,600 kg/m3, respectively.
Ans: 56.9 kPa
9) The basic barometer can be used to measure
the height of a building. If the barometric
readings at the top and the bottom of a building
are 730 and 755 mmHg, respectively,
determine the height of the building. Assume
an average air density of 1.18 kg/m3.
Ans: 288.6 m
10) The maximum blood pressure in the upper
arm of a healthy person is about 120 mmHg. If
a vertical tube open to the atmosphere is
connected to the vein in the arm of the person,
determine how high the blood will rise in the
tube. Take the density of blood to be 1040
kg/m3.
Ans: 1.57 m
11) The top part of a water tank is divided into
two compartments, as shown in figure. Now a
fluid with an unknown density is poured into
one side, and the water level rises a certain
amount on the other side to compensate for this
effect. Based on the final fluid heights shown
on the figure, determine the density of the fluid
added. Assume the liquid doesn’t mix with
water.
Ans: 667kg/m3
12) The 500-kg load on the hydraulic lift
shown in figure is to be raised by pouring oil
(ρ = 780 kg/m3) into a thin tube. Determine
how the height h should be in order to begin to
raise the weight.
Ans: 0.567 m
13) The pressure of water flowing through a
pipe is measured by the arrangement shown in
figure. For the values given, calculate the
pressure in the pipe.
Ans: 33.6 kPa
