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Pressure Variation in Liquids Analysis

The document discusses the derivation of pressure variation in a liquid with increasing specific weight as depth increases, leading to an expression for pressure in terms of depth. It also includes examples involving a U-tube manometer connected to a closed tank and a closed cylindrical tank with a hemispherical dome, focusing on calculating pressure readings and pressure heads in various scenarios. The calculations involve integrating pressure differentials and applying principles of fluid statics.

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Pressure Variation in Liquids Analysis

The document discusses the derivation of pressure variation in a liquid with increasing specific weight as depth increases, leading to an expression for pressure in terms of depth. It also includes examples involving a U-tube manometer connected to a closed tank and a closed cylindrical tank with a hemispherical dome, focusing on calculating pressure readings and pressure heads in various scenarios. The calculations involve integrating pressure differentials and applying principles of fluid statics.

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Example: Develop an expression for the pressure variation in a liquid in which the specific

weight increases with depth, h, as γ = kh + γo where K is a constant and γo is the specific


weight at the free surface.

𝑑𝑝
= −𝛾
𝑑𝑧
Let ℎ = 𝑍0 − 𝑍
So that 𝑑ℎ = −𝑑𝑍
Thus, 𝑑𝑝 = 𝛾𝑑ℎ
𝑝 ℎ
and ‫׬‬0 𝑑𝑝 = ‫׬‬0 𝛾𝑑ℎ
for 𝛾 = 𝑘ℎ + 𝛾0
𝑝 ℎ 𝑘ℎ2
‫׬‬0 𝑑𝑝 = ‫׬‬0 𝑘ℎ + 𝛾0 𝑑ℎ → 𝑝=
2
+ 𝛾0 ℎ
Example: A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed tank containing air and water as shown
in Fig. At the closed end of the manometer the air pressure is 16 psia. the reading on the
pressure gage for a differential reading of 4 ft on the manometer. Express your answer in psi
(gage). neglect the weight of the air columns in the manometer.
Example: A closed cylindrical tank filled with water has a hemispherical dome and is connected
to an inverted piping system as shown in Fig. 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).

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