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MARK AZIZ (N01423905) Homework (ATMN 153) Industrial Pneumatics PRESSURES Question #1: The air pressure in the international space station is 14.1 psia. This is the atmospheric pressure inside the space station because it has its own atmosphere. The space station has linear pneumatic actuators that open and close the hatches to space. Onboard, there is an air compressor that has a pressure tank. The meter on the tank reads gauge pressure and is reading 80.2 psi. (Note: The gauge is reading gauge pressure) Q a: Calculate the absolute pressure inside the compressor’s tank. Write down the known pressures (You know two, you simply need the third) State the formula (No Units) Fill in the formula with units (psi, pisa and paig) Write answer accurate to two decimal places. PA = Pg + Pat PA= 80.2 + 14.1 PA= 94.3 Psi Q b: If the hatch to the space station was opened to space would the absolute pressure you just calculated change? Yes or No Question #2: In a cigarette factory, an analytical machine studies the flow through cigarette filters. The machine has a pressure tank inside it that is isolated from the atmosphere in the factory. 1
The tank has a special gauge on it that displays an absolute pressure. The reading on the gauge is 29.32 psia. This pressure is maintained at exactly 29.32 psia. The machine blows air through cigarette filters and studies the pressure of the air coming out of the filters. The whole system is isolated from the outside atmosphere, cigarette filter and all. Q a: Throughout the day the factory gets warmer in mid-day and on a particular day the atmospheric pressure inside the factory goes from 14.69 to 14.70 psia. Does the reading on the machine change? Yes or No Because the absolute change does not change. Q b: If there were a standard pressure gauge on the tank (reading gauge pressure) what would it read in the morning when the atmospheric pressure is 14.69 psia? Write down the known pressures (You know two, you simply need the third) State the formula (No Units) Fill in the formula with units (psi, pisa and paig) Write answer accurate to two decimal places. Pg = PA - Pat Pg= 29.32 – 14.69 Pg= 14.63 Psi Question #3: (This exact question will be on the midterm exam) If you took column of air one square inch that went all the way up to the exosphere and took all the air out of that column and weighed it, what would it weigh? Let’s say that on the day you did this the atmospheric pressure was 14.6843 psi. Answer : 14.6843______________________ Question #4: Qamdo Bamda Airport in Tibet is at an altitude of 14,291 feet where the atmospheric pressure is 8.75 psia. The maintenance bay at the airport has a compressor in it with a reservoir tank. There are two meters on the tank. One measures gauge pressure and the other measures absolute pressure. The absolute meter reads 95 psia. 2
Q a: What does the meter reading gauge pressure read? Write down the known pressures (You know two, you simply need the third) State the formula (No Units) Fill in the formula with units (psi, pisa and paig) Write answer accurate to two decimal places. Pg= PA- Pat Pg= 95 psia – 8.75 psia Pg= 87.25 Psi Q b: In the evening the temperature drops drastically, and the atmospheric pressure drops. When this happens does the meter reading gauge pressure on the tank change? Yes or No When this happens, does the meter reading absolute pressure change? Yes or No Question #5: This propane tank is in Arizona where it gets very hot in the day and much cooler at night. There is a meter reading gauge pressure on the tank. The tank is painted white to reflect the sunlight and keep it as cool as possible. At night the atmospheric pressure lowers slightly. The meter on the tank reading gauge pressure will change to a very small degree. Most likely it will not be evident on the gauge, but it will change. Does the pressure gauge pressure go up or down? 3
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Up or Down Question #6: Which acronym is used to express the gauge pressure in a tank? psi psig psia Which acronym is used to express the absolute pressure in a tank? psi psig psia Which acronym is used to express the atmospheric pressure? psi psig psia 4