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Solved numericalIn the fig., gage A reads 290Kpa abs. What is the height of water h? What does gage B read?Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalFor the open tank, with piezometers attached on the side, containing two different immiscible liquids as shown…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalIn the fig., the areas of the plunger A and cylinder B are 38.7 cm2 and 387 cm2, respectively, and the weight…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalCompartments B and C in the fig. are closed and filled with air. The barometer reads 99.98 Kpa. When gages A a…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalIn the left hand of the fig., the air pressure is -225mm of Hg. Determine the elevation of the gauge liquid in…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe tank in the fig. contains oil of sp gr 0.75. Determine the reading of gauge A in N/m2.Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalCalculate the pressures at A, B, C and D in the fig.Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe tube shown in the fig. is filled with oil of sp gr 0.82. Determine the pressure heads at A and B in meters…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalIn the fig., the absolute pressure at the bottom of the tank is 233.5 Kpa. Compute the sp gr of olive oil. Tak…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalIn the fig., the pressure at point A is 2900 N/m2. Determine the pressures at points B, C and D. (Take density…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe closed tank in the fig. is at 200 C. If the pressure at point A is 96 Kpa absolute, what is the absolute p…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalAn open tank contains 5.7m of water covered with 2.6m of kerosene (sp wt = 8KN/m3). Find the pressure at the i…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA manometer connected to a pipe indicates a negative gauge pressure of 50mm of mercury. What is the absolute p…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalWhat would the pressure in kN/m2 be if the equivalent head is measured as 400mm of (a) mercury (sp gr 13.6) (b…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalA cylinder contains a fluid at a gauge pressure of 360 KN/m2. Express this pressure in terms of a head of (a)…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalThrough a narrow gap of height h, a thin plate of large extent is pulled at a velocity V. On one side of the p…Water Resources · 1 min read
ArticleA solid cone of maximum radius R and vertex angle is to rotate at an angular velocity ω . An oil of viscosity…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalDistilled water stands in a glass tube of 10mm diameter at a height of 25mm. What is the true static height? T…Water Resources · 1 min read