Chapter 2
Fluid Statics
Pascal's Law
Note that pressure varies only with depth in stationary fluids, whereas if fluids is in motion, pressure may vary in horizontal directions also.
Pressure Scales (i) Absolute Scale
(ii) Gauge Scale: Pressure is measured with reference to atmospheric pressure. It means atmospheric pressure is taken zero. Gauge pressure can be positive, negative or zero.
Pressure Measuring Devices:
(i) Piezometer: It is simple graduated glass tube which measures pressure in gauge scale. The height up to which liquid is raised in this tube is called pressure head. It is useful for small pressure measurement and is not suitable for high pressure and negative pressure measurements. p = gh; where 'h' is height of liquid column
(ii) Manometer It is based on liquid column balance mechanism. The manometric liquid used should have high density & low vapour pressure.
(a) Simple Manometer or U-tube Manometer.
It can measure both positive and negative pressures.
(b) Differential Manometer.
It measures difference in pressure between two points.
(c) Micromanometer : It measures small difference of pressure. It is modified form of Simple Manometer whose one limb is made of larger cross section area.
(d) Inclined Manometer : It measures small pressure low velocity gas flow.
p = S gw ℓ
sin q =gℓ sinq
S = specific gravity of liquid
gw = specific weight of water
g = specific weight of manometric liquid
(iii) Mechanical Gauges: These are used for rough measurement of high pressure. These are based on spring balance mechanism. Ex. Bourdon tube pressure gauge.
(iv) Aneroid Barometer or Mercury Barometer: It is used to measure local atmospheric pressure on absolute scale.
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