Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
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ISBN: 9781259822674
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.11, Problem 61P

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 two fluid levels of the manometer if the fluid is (a) mercury (ρ = 13,600 kg/m3) or (b) water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3).

Chapter 1.11, Problem 61P, Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas tank to measure its pressure. If the reading on

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Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach

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