1- For the tank shown in figure below find the pressure at the bottom of the tank. (r.

d of glycerin =
1.26 )

Ans. (74.6 KPa)

2- If the pressure in a tank is 50 Psi find the equivalent pressure head of: (a) Water, (b) mercury,
(c) heavy fuel oil with specific gravity 0.92.
Ans. (a) 35.17 m (b) 2.6 m (c) 38.23 m

3- A pressure gage 7 m above the bottom of a tank containing a liquid reads 64.94 KPa, another
gage at height 4 m reads 87.53 KPa. Compute the specific weight and mass density of the liquid.
Ans. (specific weight = 7530 N/m3, ρ = 786 Kg/m3

4- If the atmospheric pressure is 0.9 bar abs and a gage attached to a tank reads 390 mmHg
vacuum, what is the absolute pressure within the tank ?
Ans. (38.1 KPa)

5- The closed tank in figure below is at 20 oC . if the pressure at point A is 98 KPa abs, what is the
absolute pressure at point B.

Ans. (PB= 78.444 KPa)

6- Calculate the pressure, in KPa, of point A, B, C, D in fig. below. Ans.: (PD = 21.636 KPa.)
7- For the open tank, with piezometers attached on the side, containing two different immiscible
liquids, as in fiq. Below find the (a) elevation of the liquid surface in piezometer A, (b) elevation
of the liquid surface in piezometer B, (c) total pressure at the bottom of the tank.

Ans. (point B will rise to elevation 0.819

(Pbottom= 18.9 KPa)

8- A manometer is attached to a tank containing three different fluids, as shown in figure below.
What will be the different in elevation of mercury column in the manometer (i.e., y in the
figure)?

Ans. (y= 0.627 m).

9- In Fig. below s.g1 = 0.84, s.g2 = 1, h2 =98 mm, and h1 = 159 mm. find PA in mmHg gage. If the
barometer reading is 729 mmHg, what is PA in mmH2O absolute?

Ans. (PA = 9993 mmH2O).

10- At 20 oC, Gage A in Fig. below reads 290 KPa abs. what is the height h of water? What does gage
B read?

Ans. (h = 2.227 m, PB = 204 KPa)

11- Determine the pressure difference between point A and B in Fig. below. (r.d kerosene = 0.81 ,
r.d benzene = 0.87).

Ans. (PA – PB = 10.2 KPa)

12- In fig. below, if PB – PA = 97.4 KPa , Calculate H .

Ans. (H = 25 cm).

13- Find the difference in pressure between tanks A and B in fig below if d1 = 330 mm , d2 = 160
mm, d3 = 480 mm and d4 = 230 mm.

Ans. ( PA – PB = 82.33 KPa).

14- An open tube is attached to a tank, as shown in fig. below. If the water rises to a height of 800
mm in the tube what are the pressure PA and PB of the air above the water?
 Ans. (PA = 3.92 KPa, PB = 4.9 KPa).

15- For the setup shown fig. below, calculate the absolute pressure at A. assume standard
atmospheric pressure = 101.3 KPa.

Ans. (PA = 88.44 KPa).