CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT A. 4030 kPa B.

8201 kPa
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORT PROCESSES C. 1120 kPa D. 1854 kPa
QUIZ 1
4. The change in Δh when the temperature in the tank drops
INSTRUCTIONS: Provide a solution and select the correct to 20°C.
answer by marking the circle corresponding to the letter of your A. 10 cm B. 30 cm
choice on the sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES. C. 20 cm D. 40 cm
Use black ballpen only. (WARNING: Answers without solutions
will incur decuctions.)
5. Calculate the pressure in psia at the bottom of a spherical
tank filled with oil having a diameter of 8.0 ft. The top of
the tank vented to the atmosphere having a pressure of
1. A water pipe is connected to a double-U manometer as
14.72 psia. The density of the oil is 0.922 g/cm3.
shown in Fig. P3–1026E at a location where the local
A. 15.09 psia B. 17.92 psia
atmospheric pressure is 14.2 psia. Determine the absolute
pressure at the center of the pipe. C. 18.81 psia D. 15.26 psia

6. Consider a U-tube filled with mercury except the 18-cm-

high portion at the top, as shown in Fig. P3–128. The
diameter of the right arm of the U-tube is D " 2 cm, and the
diameter of the left arm is twice that. Oil with a specific
gravity of 2.72 is poured into the left arm, forcing some
mercury from the left arm into the right one. Determine the
maximum amount of oil that can be added into the left
arm.

A. 22 psia B. 32.8 psia

C. 16.5 psia D. 26.7 psia

2. A system is equipped with two pressure gages and a

manometer, as shown in Fig. P3–134. For Δh = 8 cm,
determine the pressure difference ΔP = P2 - P1.
A. 0.170 L B. 0.821 L
C. 0.995 L D. 0.256 L

7. For the manometer set up shown in the figure, the

pressure difference PA - PB is given by

A. + 3.45 kPa B. 15.9 kPa

C. – 3.45 kPa D. – 15.9 kPa
A. (ρH - ρair)gH B. (ρH - ρL) gH + (ρL -
LINKED PROBLEMS 16 – 17: ρair) . g(L - H)
An oil pipeline and a 1.3-m3 rigid air tank are connected to C. (ρH - ρL)gH D. (ρH - ρL) gL + (ρL -
each other by a manometer, as shown in Fig. P3–135. If the ρair)gH
tank contains 15 kg of air at 80°C. Assume the pressure in the
oil pipeline to remain constant, and the air volume in the
8. Water at 30˚C is able to climb up a clean
manometer to be negligible relative to the volume of the tank.
glass of 0.2-mm-diameter tube due to
surface tension. The water-glass angle is 0˚
with the vertical. How far up the the does
the water climb?
E. 14.7 cm F. 0.159 cm
G. 4.06 cm H. 0.325 cm

9. Mercury makes an angle of 130˚ with

3. Determine the absolute pressure in the pipeline.
respect to the vertical when in contact with
clean glass. How far will mercury depress in
a clean, 10-mm-diameter glass tube if
0.467 N-m.
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 I. 14.7 cm J. 0.159 cm
K. 4.06 cm L. 0.325 cm

10. Mercury makes an angle of 130˚ with

respect to the vertical when in contact with
clean glass. How far will mercury depress in
a clean, 10-mm-diameter glass tube if
0.467 N-m.
M. 14.7 cm N. 0.159 cm
O. 4.06 cm P. 0.325 cm

11. Pressure drag does not depend upon the

A. roughness of surface B. pressure of main
of the body. flow only.
C. length of the body in D. all (a), (b) and (c)
flow direction.

12. Manometers measure the __________ pressure

A. absolute B. difference in
C. vacuum as well as D. absolute
the atmospheric

13. Water at 15°C and 1 atm pressure is heated to 100°C at

constant pressure. Using coefficient of volume expansion
data, determine the change in the density of water. HINT:
Use average temperature.
Temperature (˚C) Volume expansion ρ (kg/m3)
coefficient,β (K )
-1

55 0.484x10-3 985.2
60 0.571 x10-3 983.3
A. – 38.7 kg/m3 B. 41.87 kg/m3
C. 38.7 kg/m3 D. -41.87 kg/m3

14. In fluid flow, cavitation is caused, if the

A. fluid velocity B. total energy
decreases to zero. decreases.
C. both (a) and (b). D. flow pressure
approaches its vapor
pressure at the
prevailing
temperature.

15. What is the smallest diameter glass tube that will keep the
capillary height change of water at 20C less than 0.91
mm?
E. 16.4 mm F. 12 mm
G. 17.26 mm H. 33.91 mm

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