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Thermofluids Tutorial: Pressure Calculations

This document contains 7 questions from a thermofluids tutorial sheet. The questions cover topics like: [1] Calculating standard atmospheric pressure in SI units given the height of a mercury column; [2] Calculating pressure differences using a U-tube manometer with different fluids; [3] Determining the direction of heat transfer between two closed systems with different energies and temperatures.

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Thermofluids Tutorial: Pressure Calculations

This document contains 7 questions from a thermofluids tutorial sheet. The questions cover topics like: [1] Calculating standard atmospheric pressure in SI units given the height of a mercury column; [2] Calculating pressure differences using a U-tube manometer with different fluids; [3] Determining the direction of heat transfer between two closed systems with different energies and temperatures.

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UES011 Thermofluids (Thermodynamics)

Tutorial Sheet No. 1


Faculty: GCH, HPB, SMB & NS

Q.1. Compute the value of standard atmospheric pressure in S.I unit. The standard
atmospheric pressure is the pressure produced by a column of Mercury 76 cm in height. Take
the density of Mercury as 13600 kg/m3.

Q.2. A U-tube manometer contains a fluid having a density of 800 kg/m3. The difference in
the height of the two columns is 300 mm. What pressure differences are indicated? What
should be the height difference if the same pressure difference is measured using mercury?

Q. 3. Consider two closed systems A and B. System A contains 3000 kJ of energy at 20°C,
whereas system B contains 200 kJ of energy at 50°C. Now the systems are brought into
contact with each other. Determine the direction of any heat transfer between the two
systems.
Q.4. The turbine is supplied with steam at a pressure of 1.8 MPa gauge. After expansion in
the turbine, the steam passes through a condenser, which is maintained at a vacuum of 700
mm Hg by means of pumps. The barometric pressure is 760 mm Hg. What is the inlet and
exhaust steam pressure (absolute) for turbine in Pascal?

Q.5. A large chamber is separated into two


compartments as shown in FIG.1 which are kept at
different pressures. Pressure gauge A reads 175 kPa and
pressure gauge B reads 110 kPa. If the barometric
pressure is 97 kPa, determine the reading of gauge C?

Q.6. specify whether the following systems are open or closed.

a. Boiler in steam power plant b. Manually operated ice-cream freezer


c. Pressure cooker d. Automobile battery
e. Reciprocating compressor f. Gas turbine

Q.7. A gas contained in two cylinders A and B connected by pistons of two different
diameters as shown in FIG. 2. The mass of the piston is 10 kg and gas pressure inside the
cylinder A is 200 kPa. Calculate the pressure in the cylinder B in kPa?

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