ChE 134 WBC/WDE

Fluid Statics Examples/Practice Problems

1.

Determine the pressure at vessel B. Manometer fluid is mercury with a specific gravity of
13.57.

Answer: 14.7 psi gage

2.

If h1, h2 and h3 are equal to 20,30 and 46 cm respectively and the specific gravities of
water, oil and mercury are 1, 0.85 and 13.6 respectively, calculate the pressure of the air
inside the tank.

Answer: 56.9 kPa