Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics
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ISBN: 9781119494966
Author: Borgnakke, C. (claus), Sonntag, Richard Edwin, Author.
Publisher: Wiley,
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.53P
The difference in height between the columns of a manometer is
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