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Mechanical Engineering Pressure Calculations

This tutorial for the Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course includes exercises on converting pressure readings to kPa, estimating steam pressure using a mercury manometer, and determining absolute pressures in different compartments. It also covers calculations related to gas tank pressure measurements using gauges and manometers. The document provides specific answers for each problem to guide students in their understanding of pressure measurement techniques.

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Mechanical Engineering Pressure Calculations

This tutorial for the Introduction to Mechanical Engineering course includes exercises on converting pressure readings to kPa, estimating steam pressure using a mercury manometer, and determining absolute pressures in different compartments. It also covers calculations related to gas tank pressure measurements using gauges and manometers. The document provides specific answers for each problem to guide students in their understanding of pressure measurement techniques.

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C.V.

RAMAN GLOBAL UNIVERSITY


DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEEERING
TUTORIAL – 7

SUBJECT: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering


COURSE: B. TECH (2024-25)
SEMESTER: First and Second Semester
1. Convert the following readings of pressure to kPa, assuming that the barometer reads 772
mm Hg:
(a) 80 cm Hg gauge (b) 50 cm Hg vacuum (c) 1.34 m H2O gauge (d) 2.1 bar
2. The pressure of steam flowing in a pipeline is measured with a mercury manometer,
shown in Fig. 1. Some steam condenses into water. Estimate the steam pressure in kPa.
Take the density of mercury as13.6 ×103 kg/m3, density of water as 103 kg/m3, the
barometer reading as 76.1 cm Hg, and g as 9.806 m/s2. ANS: 167.8 kPa

Fig. 1
3. A large chamber is separated into compartments 1 and 2, as shown in Fig. 2, which are
kept at different pressures. Pressure gage A reads 300 kPa and pressure gage B reads 120
kPa. If the local barometer reads 720 mm Hg, determine the absolute pressures existing in
the compartments, and the reading of gage C. ANS: p1= 396.1 kPa, p2= 276.1 kPa

Fig. 2
4. Both a gauge and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to measure its pressure as
shown in Fig. 3. If the reading on the pressure gage is 80 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).

Fig. 3

5. A vacuum gauge mounted on a condenser reads 0.66 m Hg. What is the absolute pressure
in the condenser in kPa, when the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa? ANS: 13.3 kPa.
6. A manometer tube which contains mercury as shown in Fig. 4 is used to measure the
pressure PA in an air pipe. Determine the gage pressure PA. ANS: 400.2 kPa.

Fig. 4

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