2.1 The water level in an open standpipe is 80 ft above the ‘ground, What is the static pressure at a fire hydrant that is con- nected to the standpipe and located at ground level? Express your answer in psi prth +p Sunce the shndpipe 1s open f=0, ana therebre Meer p= lean By 30 (HE) = 34.7 psd 2.2 2.2 Blood pressure is usually given as a ratio of the maximum pressure (systolic pressure) to the minimum pressure (diastolic pressure). As shown in Video V2.1, such, pressures are commonly measured with a mercury mano- meter. A typical value for this ratio for a human would be 120/70, where the pressures are in mm Hg. (a) What would these pressures be in pascals? (b) If your car tire was inflated 10 120 mm Hg, would it be sufficient for normal driving? ps pexh (b) For 120 mig: ps (140 0X )legsoxi = 2,32 pst Us pot _sufbicient for normal driving. (4) For 120 mm gi p= (133 x07 X, )(0, 120m)* 022 For 70 mm Hg i ps C33 x10? & )(0. 070m)= GHAR + Win® wm) Since a typical tire pressure ss 0-35 PS¢, 120mm ty a-l2.3. Whatpressure, expressed in pascals, will a skin diver be subjected to at a depth of 40 m in seawater? pe hp AL the surface Fo se That pe (10.14. 10° Y4om) = Hoan & = 2.4 2.4 The two open tanks shown in Fig. P2.4 have the same bottom area, A, but different shapes. When the depth, fh, of a liquid in the two tanks is the same, the pressure on the bottom of the two tanks will be the same in accordance with Eg. 2.7. However, the weight of the liquid in each of the tanks is dif- ferent, How do you account for this apparent paradox’? weight of hgudt ted fo ‘inclined walls lO For the tank with The inclined walls, The pressure on THe beHem ts due fo the weight of the ligwit in The Column Clirectly above The Bohem as shown by The dashed lines th the figure. This is the same Weijrt as thet for the tank with the straight sides. Thus, the pressure on the bolton of the +wo tanks 13 the same. The additonal weight wi the tank wity the theluied walls 13 supported by the Inclined walle, 45 sTlustrated id the figure. 2225 2.5 Bourdon gages (see Video V2.2 and Fig. 2.13) are commonly used to measure pressure. When such a gage is > attached to the closed water tank of Fig. P2.5 the gage reads 5 psi. What is the absolute air pressure in the tank? Assume standard atmospheric pressure of 14.7 psi 12in Bourdon gage prrht P tis 72 AG, = bi ara - (sf 24 47 B)— EICEE = FIGURE P2.5 2.6 Bathyscaphes are capable of submerging to great depths in the ocean. What is the pressure at a depth of 5 km, assum- ing that seawater has a constant specific weight of 10.1 kN/m®? Express your answer in pascals and psi perdad AL the surlace [p20 30 Thed = (0.12107 & 5 x103m) = 50.5 xk = 505 Me fe tb 50.5 xt f Mavse xio* en S2On pee p a3