Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the reading on the pressure gage is 80 kPa, determine the distance between the 2 fluid levels of the manometer if the fluid is a) Mercury (p = 13,600 kg/m³) Answer: h = 0.60 m b) Water (p = 1,000 kg/m³) Answer: h = 8.16 m P,= 80 kPa Gar

Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the reading on the pressure gage is 80 kPa, determine the distance between the 2 fluid levels of the manometer if the fluid is a) Mercury (p = 13,600 kg/m³) Answer: h = 0.60 m b) Water (p = 1,000 kg/m³) Answer: h = 8.16 m P,= 80 kPa Gar

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