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PRACTICE PROBLEMS-
MANOMETERS

By
Dr. F.D. Mwale / Sylvester Richard Chikabvumbwa
MUBAS, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil
Engineering .
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 APPROACH TO PROBLEMS
 ALWAYS sketch (No sketch, No communication)
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 Label starting points (Communicate with the

examiner)
 Give reasons for the steps you have used
 Highlight or Use symbols first then substitute values
later
 Do not round off too quickly to avoid over-estimating
your answer
 Remember to communicate when solving problems.

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 ATTEMPT PROBLEMS
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A GROUP
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Check Reference books for more

Problems

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 QUESTION 1
 In Fig. below fluid P is water and fluid Q is mercury.
If the specific weight of mercury is 13.6 times that of
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water and the atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa,

what is the absolute pressure at A when h1 = 15 cm
and h2 = 30 cm? (59.8 kPa)

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 QUIZ
 Show that the pressure difference can be given by
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the expression

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 QUIZ
 Show that the pressure difference in the diagram
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below can be given by P1-P2=pgz

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 QUIZ
 For an inverted U-tube Manometer, show that the
pressure difference between A and B can be given
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by

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 QUESTION 2
 A U-tube manometer below measures the pressure
difference between two points A and B in a liquid of
density ρ1. The U-tube contains mercury of density
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ρ2. Calculate the difference of pressure if a = 1.5 m,

b = 0.75 m and h = 0.5 m if the liquid at A and B is
water and ρ2 = 13.6ρ1 (54.4 kPa)

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 QUIZ 2
 Calculate the pressure difference between A and B
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 SOLUTION TO QUIZ 2
 Remember to identify points of equal elevations
 Also remember the principle of density and pressure in gases
and inverted U-tube manometer (air section)
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 SOLUTION TO QUIZ 2
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23.716 kPa
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 QUESTION 3
 The figure shows a tank with oil with one side open
to the atmosphere and the other side sealed with air
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above the oil (s.g.=0.9). Calculate the air pressure

inside the tank (-13.2 kPa)

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 QUESTION 4
 Calculate the air pressure above the gasoline
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 QUESTION 5
 Calculate pressure at Point A
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 QUESTION 6
 Calculate the pressure at point A if L=115 mm and
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the specific gravity of the fluid is 0.85.

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 QUESTION 7
 Calculate the pressure difference between A and B
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 QUESTION 8
 If the pressure difference between B and A (PB-
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PA)=97.4 kPa, find H. 22.6 cm

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 QUESTION 9
 A prankster has added oil, of specific gravity=0.85,
to the left leg of the manometer in Fig below. Find
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an expression for h as a function of H and other

parameters in the problem.

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 QUESTION 10
 The system in Fig. below is open to 1 atm on the
right side.
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(a) If L=120 cm, what is the air pressure in container A? 132 kPa
(b) Conversely, if pA 135 kPa, what is the length L? 1.38 m

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 QUESTION 11
 Derive an expression for the proportionality between
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h and (PA – PB) if the reservoirs are very large.

Answer:

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