A pressure gauge at elevation 4 m at the side of a tank containing a liquid reads 64 kPa. Another gauge at elevation 11 m. reads 143 kPa. Compute the specific gravity of the liquid.
A pressure gauge at elevation 4 m at the side of a tank containing a liquid reads 64 kPa. Another gauge at elevation 11 m. reads 143 kPa. Compute the specific gravity of the liquid.
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1.) A pressure gauge at elevation 4 m at the side of a tank containing a liquid reads 64 kPa. Another gauge at elevation 11 m. reads 143 kPa. Compute the specific gravity of the liquid.
2.) A gas is under pressure of 29.172 bar absolute at 11 degrees celsius. Compute the gas constant R in J/kg-K if it has a unit weight of 381 N/m3
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