Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 57P
On a day in which the local atmospheric pressure is 99.5 kPa, answer each of the following:
(a) Calculate the column height of mercury in a mercury barometer in units of meters, feet, and inches.
(b) Francis is concerned about mercury poisoning, so he builds a water barometer to replace the mercury barometer. Calculate the column height of water in the water barometer in units of meters, feet, and inches.
(c) Explain why a water barometer is not very practical
(d) Ignoring the practicality issue, which of the two (mercury or water) would be more precise? Explain.
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