HOMEWORK

ME20
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Solve the problems in separate sheets of paper.

1. A gasoline line is connected to a pressure gage through a double-U manometer,
as shown. If the reading of the pressure gage is 370 kPa, determine the gage pressure
of the gasoline line.













2. Balloons are often filled with helium gas because it weighs only about one-
seventh of what air weighs under identical conditions. The buoyancy force, which can
be expressed as F
b
= (
air) (
g
o
) (V
balloon
), will push the balloon upward. If the balloon has
a diameter of 10 m and carries two people, 70 kg each, determine the acceleration of
the balloon when it is first released. Assume the density of air is 1.16 kg/m3, and
neglect the weight of the ropes and the cage.












3. The pump of a water distribution system is powered by a 15-kW electric motor
whose efficiency is 90 percent. The water flow rate through the pump is 50 L/s. The
diameters of the inlet and outlet pipes are the same, and the elevation difference across
the pump is negligible. If the pressures at the inlet and outlet of the pump are measured
to be 100 kPa and 300 kPa (absolute), respectively, determine the mechanical
efficiency of the pump.