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In this document contains formulas on hydraulics. These includes:
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1. A stone is dropped down a well and 5 sec later, the sounds of the splash is heard. If the velocity of sound is 1120 ft/sec (341.376 m/s), what is the depth of the well?
107.64 m 108.9 m 110.8 m
2. Determine the pressure in a vessel of mercury, specific gravity 13.6, at a point 20 cm below the surface. Express the answer in N/m^2.
26 683.2 Pa 45 332.7 Pa 32 223.67 Pa
3. A gage on the suction side of a pump shown vacuum of 254 mm of mercury. Compute (a) pressure head in meters of water?
-3.4544 m -3.567 m -8.678 m
4. From item #3, determine the pressure in kilopascal
-67.78 Kpa -33.89 Kpa -67. 99 Kpa
5. A pressure gage on the discharge side of a pump reads 300 kPa. Oil (sp gr 0.82) is being pumped. Compute the pressure head in meters of oil.
37.3 m 23.7 m 34.8 m