Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259822674
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.11, Problem 73P
Calculate the absolute pressure. P1, of the manometer shown In Fig. 1–73 in kPa. The local atmospheric pressure is 758 mmHg.
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