A manometer is used to measure the pressure in a tank filled with air. The fluid has a specific gravity of 0.95, and the manometer column height is 65cm. If the local atmospheric pressure is 96 kPa, determine the absolute pressure within the tank. answer in kPa abs

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A manometer is used to measure the pressure in a tank filled with air. The fluid has a specific gravity of 0.95, and the manometer column height is 65cm. If the local atmospheric pressure is 96 kPa, determine the absolute pressure within the tank. answer in kPa abs
A manometer is used to measure the pressure in a tank filled with
air. The fluid has a specific gravity of 0.95, and the manometer
column height is 65cm. If the local atmospheric pressure is 96 kPa,
determine the absolute pressure within the tank.
Pam
S-G 0.95
fu: 1000 kglm
b65cm
S.G 0.95
Note: manometric fluid is mercury
Transcribed Image Text:A manometer is used to measure the pressure in a tank filled with air. The fluid has a specific gravity of 0.95, and the manometer column height is 65cm. If the local atmospheric pressure is 96 kPa, determine the absolute pressure within the tank. Pam S-G 0.95 fu: 1000 kglm b65cm S.G 0.95 Note: manometric fluid is mercury
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