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Pressure Variation in Liquids Analysis

The document discusses the pressure variation in a liquid with increasing specific weight as depth increases, providing a mathematical expression for this relationship. It includes examples involving a U-tube manometer connected to a closed tank and a cylindrical tank with a hemispherical dome, focusing on pressure readings and calculations in different scenarios. Key concepts include the effects of specific gravity and pressure head in fluid systems.

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Pressure Variation in Liquids Analysis

The document discusses the pressure variation in a liquid with increasing specific weight as depth increases, providing a mathematical expression for this relationship. It includes examples involving a U-tube manometer connected to a closed tank and a cylindrical tank with a hemispherical dome, focusing on pressure readings and calculations in different scenarios. Key concepts include the effects of specific gravity and pressure head in fluid systems.

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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.

𝑑
=
𝑑
−𝛾
𝑝

𝑧
Let ℎ = 𝑍0 − 𝑍
So that 𝑑ℎ =
−𝑑𝑍 𝑑𝑝 =
𝑝 𝛾𝑑ℎ
and 0‫ = 𝑝𝑑 ׬‬0‫׬‬
ℎ
Thus,

𝛾𝑑ℎ
𝑝
= 0𝑘ℎ
‫𝑘 ׬‬ℎ
+ 𝛾+0 𝛾 → 𝑝 + 𝛾0
ℎ 𝑘 2
0‫׬‬
𝛾�= 0 ℎ2
𝑑 = ℎ
for
𝑑 � 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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