A closed tank contains 0.6 m of mercury, 1.6 m of water, 2.7 m of oil of specific gravity 0.9 and air space above the oil. If the pressure at the bottom of the tank is 4 kg/cm² gauge, what should be the reading of the gauge at the top of the tank?

A closed tank contains 0.6 m of mercury, 1.6 m of water, 2.7 m of oil of specific gravity 0.9 and air space above the oil. If the pressure at the bottom of the tank is 4 kg/cm² gauge, what should be the reading of the gauge at the top of the tank?

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Description: A closed tank contains 0.6 m of mercury, 1.6m of water, 2.7 m of oil of specific gravity 0.9and air space above the oil. If the pressureat the bottom of the tank is 4 kg/cm² gauge,what should be the reading of the gauge at thetop of the tank?

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter1: Heat, Temperature, And Pressure

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