P2.18 The air-oil-water system in Fig. P2.18 is at 20°C. Know- ing that gage A reads 101 kPa absolute and gage B reads 8 kPa less than gage C, compute (a) the specific weight of the oil in kN/m' and (b) the actual reading of gage C in kPa absolute. 101 kPa abs Air 0.6 m 0.3 m Oil 0.3 m Water 0.6 m DA 10 DI
P2.18 The air-oil-water system in Fig. P2.18 is at 20°C. Know- ing that gage A reads 101 kPa absolute and gage B reads 8 kPa less than gage C, compute (a) the specific weight of the oil in kN/m' and (b) the actual reading of gage C in kPa absolute. 101 kPa abs Air 0.6 m 0.3 m Oil 0.3 m Water 0.6 m DA 10 DI
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Transcribed Image Text:P2.18 The air-oil-water system in Fig. P2.18 is at 20°C. Know-
ing that gage A reads 101 kPa absolute and gage B reads
8 kPa less than gage C, compute (a) the specific weight
of the oil in kN/m³ and (b) the actual reading of gage C
in kPa absolute.
101 kPa abs
Air
0.6 m
0.3 m
Oil
0.3 m
1\
Water
0.6 m
P2.18
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