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The document presents a series of problems related to fluid mechanics and pressure calculations, including the height of the atmosphere based on specific weight and atmospheric pressure, the height of Mount Banahaw using barometric readings, and barometric pressure at a given altitude. It also includes conversions of mercury to other fluids, calculations of absolute pressure in a tank, and pressure differences between pistons in a hydraulic system. Each problem requires applying principles of fluid statics and dynamics.

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The document presents a series of problems related to fluid mechanics and pressure calculations, including the height of the atmosphere based on specific weight and atmospheric pressure, the height of Mount Banahaw using barometric readings, and barometric pressure at a given altitude. It also includes conversions of mercury to other fluids, calculations of absolute pressure in a tank, and pressure differences between pistons in a hydraulic system. Each problem requires applying principles of fluid statics and dynamics.

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1. If air had a constant specific weight of 12.2 N/m3 and were incompressible.

what would be
the height of the atmosphere if the atmospheric pressure (sea level) is 102 kPa?

2. Assuming specific weight of air to be constant at 12 N/m3, what is the approximate height of
Mount Banahaw if a mercury barometer at the base of the mountain reads 654 mm and at
the same instant, another barometer at the top of the mountain reads 480 mm.

3. Compute the barometric pressure in kPa at an altitude of 1,200 m if the pressure at sea level
is 101.3 kPa. Assume isothermal conditions a 21°C. Use R = 287 Joule /kg-°K.

4. Convert 760 mm of mercury to (a) oil of sp. gr. 0.82 and (b) water.

5. A barometer reads 760 mmHg and a pressure gage attached to a tank reads 850 cm of oil
(sp. gr. 0.80). What is the absolute pressure in the tank in kPa?

6. A hydraulic press is used to raise an 80-kN cargo truck, If oil of sp. gr. 0.82 acts on the piston
under a pressure of 10 MPa, what diameter of piston is required?
7. Piston A has a cross-section of 1,200 sq. cm while that of piston B is 950 sq. cm. with the
latter higher than piston A by 1.75 m. If the intervening passages are filled with oil whose
specific gravity is 0.8, what is the difference in pressure between A and B.

8. In the figure shown, determine the weight W that can be carried by the 1.5 kN force acting
on the piston.

9. In the figure shown, what is the static pressure in kPa in the air chamber?
10. For the manometer shown, determine the pressure at the center of the pipe.

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