Aventuri meter with a diameter of 15 cm at the throat is installed in a 45 cm water main. A differential manometer gauge is partly filled with mercury (the remainder of the tube is filled with water) and connected to the meter at the throat and inlet. The mercury column stands 375 on higher in one leg than in the other Neglecting friction, what is the flow through the meter? The specific gravity of mercury is 12.6. 45 cm 0 10m³ O 017 (02)²³ H₂O 37.5 Ho

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meter with a diameter of 15 cm at the throat is installed in a 45 cm water main. A differential manometer gauge is partly filled with mercury (the remainder of the tube is filled with water and connected to the
meter at the throat and inlet. The mercury column stands 375 on higher in one leg than in the other, Neglecting friction, what is the flow through the meter? The specific gravity of mercury is 12.6.
45 cm
0 10m³
O 017²
023m³
O 020 m
H₂O
37.5 cm
15 cm-
Ho
Transcribed Image Text:Aventuri meter with a diameter of 15 cm at the throat is installed in a 45 cm water main. A differential manometer gauge is partly filled with mercury (the remainder of the tube is filled with water and connected to the meter at the throat and inlet. The mercury column stands 375 on higher in one leg than in the other, Neglecting friction, what is the flow through the meter? The specific gravity of mercury is 12.6. 45 cm 0 10m³ O 017² 023m³ O 020 m H₂O 37.5 cm 15 cm- Ho
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