i) What is the gauge air pressure in the tank at Point 1?
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Transcribed Image Text:a) A tank is filled with water and pressurized by air. A manometer is attached to the tank as shown in
the figure below. The oil in the manometer has a specific gravity of 0.85 and the readings h₁, h₂ and
h3 are 0.15 m, 0.3 m and 0.7 m respectively. The tank is located on a mountain at an altitude of
2000 m.
i) What is the gauge air pressure in the tank at Point 1?
ii) What will the readings h₁, h₂ and h3 be if the thank is moved down from the mountain to
sea level?
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