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1 A typical differential manometer is attached to two sections
at A and B, as in the figure. Calculate pressure difference
between sections A and B. Densities of water and mercury
1000 kg/m3 and 13570 kg/m3, respectively.
(Ans.73.96kN/m2)
2 A manometer attached to a tank containing three different
fluids is shown in the figure. What will be the difference in
the elevation of the mercury column in the manometer?
(Ans. 0.6265 m.)
3. A differential manometer is attached to two
tanks, as in the figure. Calculate pressure difference
between chambers A and B. Specific gravities of oil,
carbontetrachloride and mercury are 0.89,1.59 and
13.596 respectively.
(Ans. 37.127 kPa)
4. For the manometer shown in Figure, determine the length AB. The
pressure at point 1 and point 4 are 30 kPa and 120 kPa.
(Ans. 68.3 cm)
5. A rectangular pontoon is 5 m long, 3 m wide and 1.20 m
high. The depth of immersion of the pontoon is 0.8 m in
sea‐water. If C.G. is 0.6 m above bottom of pontoon,
determine metacentric height. The density of sea water =
1025 kg/m3.
(Ans. 0.7375m)
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6. A cubical block with a density of 2500 kg/m fully submerged in water is used to hold down a
box 0.3 × 0.6 × 0.9 m size just submerged in water. The box has a mass of 110 kg. Determine
the weight of the block.
(Ans. 850.2 N)
7. A right circular cylinder of 0.3 m dia and 0.6 m length with a specific weight of 7500 N/m3 is to
float vertically in kerosene of specific weight of 8900 N/m3. Determine the stability of the
cylinder.
(Ans. Unstable)
8. A rectangular pontoon 10 m long, 8m wide and 3m deep
weighs 6 × 105 N and carries a boiler of 4 m dia on its
deck which weighs 4 × 105 N. The centre of gravity of
each may be taken to be at the geometric centre.
Determine the value of the meta centric height of the
combined unit, when it floats in river water. Calculate
also the restoring torque for a tilt of 5° from vertical.
(Ans. 1.9227 m and 1.68 × 105 Nm.)
9. Derive the expression for the ratio of base
diameter to the height of a cone to float in a fluid
in a stable condition given the relative density
between the solid and the fluid as S.
(Ans. H2 = D2S1/3/4 (1 – S1/3) )