A simple mercury manometer connected into a flow line gives reading as shown in the figure. Local gravity is standard and the mercury density is 0.488 Ibin. Find the pressure at pts. x and y when the flow line and left leg contain: a) air, whose density is 0.072 Ib/t b) water, whose density is 62.1 Ib/n c) answer (a) and (b) if local gravity is 30 fusec?

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A simple mercury manometer connected into a flow line gives reading as shown
in the figure. Local gravity is standard and the mercury density is 0.488 Ib/in.
Find the pressure at pts. x and y when the flow line and left leg contain:
a) air, whose density is 0.072 Ib/ft
b) water, whose density is 62.1 Ib/t
c) answer (a) and (b) if local gravity is 30 f/sec?
Transcribed Image Text:A simple mercury manometer connected into a flow line gives reading as shown in the figure. Local gravity is standard and the mercury density is 0.488 Ib/in. Find the pressure at pts. x and y when the flow line and left leg contain: a) air, whose density is 0.072 Ib/ft b) water, whose density is 62.1 Ib/t c) answer (a) and (b) if local gravity is 30 f/sec?
LEFT LEG AND FLOWLINE
OPEN
40 in.
25 in.
h, (sp.gr. 13.6)
Transcribed Image Text:LEFT LEG AND FLOWLINE OPEN 40 in. 25 in. h, (sp.gr. 13.6)
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