Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
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ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 72P
Discuss why pressure tests of pressurized tanks such as steam boilers, pipes, and tanks including gases such as nitrogen, air oxygen, etc. with high pressure are carried out hydrostatically by using liquids such as water and hydraulic oil.
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