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Example1:
Twopipesonthesameelevationconveywaterandoilofspecificgravity0.88respectively.Theyareconnected
byaUtubemanometerwiththemanometricliquidhavingaspecificgravityof1.25.Ifthemanometricliquidin
thelimbconnectingthewaterpipeis2mhigherthantheotherfindthepressuredifferenceintwopipes.
Solution:
Givendata:
Heightdifference=2m
Specificgravityofoils=0.88
Specificgravityofmanometricliquids=1.25
Equatingpressureheadatsection(AA)

Fig.Ex1

Substituingh=5manddensityofwater998.2kg/m3wehavePAPB=10791
Answer:10791Pa

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