CE 319 F

Daene McKinney

Elementary Mechanics of Fluids

Manometry
 Manometry
• Pressure can be
estimated by
measuring fluid
elevation h
p  h
U-tube Manometer
p1   m h  l  p4

p4   m h  l
 133,000(0.6)  9810(1.8)
p4  62.1 kPa
p1  patm  0 ( gage)
 Example (3.19)
Find the location of the surface in the manometer
The distance h is the height
of the liquid in the
manomoter above the heavier A
liquid in the tank. D

p A  0.1*  w  h *  m  p D B C

p A  PD  0

h  0.1* w
m
1
h  0.1*  3.33 cm
3
 Differential Manometer


l
p1  l   m h   (l  h)  p2

p  p2  p1  ( m   )h
HW (3.20)
 Example (3.25)
Find: the gage pressure at the pipe center
Manometer equation from
the pipe center to the open
end of the manometer

p pipe  (0.5) *   (1) * 2  (2.5)  0

p pipe  (0.5) * (62.4)  2 * (62.4)  (2.5) * (62.4)  0

p pipe  (0.5) * (62.4)  2 * (62.4)  (2.5) * (62.4)

p pipe  0
HW (3.28)
HW (3.32)
 Example (3.35)
Find: Specific weight of fluid Solution: 
V d 2l
Solution: 4
D 
 (0.5) 2 l  2 cm 3
2 cm3 4
l  10.186 cm
A l
Manometer Equation
B C p A  (l  0.05)  l liq  p D
(l  0.05)
 liq  
l
(0.10186  0.05)
 (9810)
0.10186
 liq  4,995 N / m 3
HW (3.51)