0.5 psi Open Air 0.1 ft Water Liquid B (SG = 0.6) Mèrcury (SG = 13.6) Figure P2.38 Compartments A and B of the tank shown in Fig. P2.38 are closed and filled with air and a liquid with a specific gravity equalto 0.6. Determine the manometer reading, h, if the barometric pressure is 14.7 psia and the pressure gage reads 0.5 psi. The effect of the weight of the air is negligible.
0.5 psi Open Air 0.1 ft Water Liquid B (SG = 0.6) Mèrcury (SG = 13.6) Figure P2.38 Compartments A and B of the tank shown in Fig. P2.38 are closed and filled with air and a liquid with a specific gravity equalto 0.6. Determine the manometer reading, h, if the barometric pressure is 14.7 psia and the pressure gage reads 0.5 psi. The effect of the weight of the air is negligible.
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Transcribed Image Text:0.5 psi
Оpen
Air
0.1 ft
Water
Liquid
B
(SG = 0.6)
Mèrcury (SG = 13.6)
Figure P2.38
Compartments A and B of the tank shown in
Fig. P2.38 are
closed and filled with air and a liquid with
a specific gravity equalto 0.6. Determine
the manometer reading, h, if the barometric
pressure
is 14.7 psia and the pressure gage reads 0.5
psi. The effect of
the weight of the air is negligible.
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