The heavier fluid of a manometer is mercury and the top fluid is water. If the
manometer measure the pressure drop across two points in a pipeline containing air
at 300F. What is the pressure difference (in lb/ft2
) across two points in the pipeline
when the reading on the manometer is 0.54 inches water?
a. 42.05
b. 2.97
c. 45.01
d. 45.16
e. 43.29
The heavier fluid of a manometer is mercury and the top fluid is water. If the
manometer measures the pressure drop across two points in a pipeline containing air
at 300F, what is the head (in ft-lb) across the two points in the pipeline when the
reading on the manometer is 0.54 inches water?
a. 520.38
b. 0.0019
c. 859.85
d. 3.18
e. 0.0012