A U-tube manometer indicates a pressure drop of 10 in. water across an air filter. The air

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A U-tube manometer indicates a pressure drop of 10 in. water across an air filter. The air is at 26°C and a gauge pressure of 60 lb,/in2.

(a) What is the pressure drop in lb,/in2 and in atm? 

(b) What percentage of error is introduced if the density of the air in the manometer leads is neglected?

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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering

ISBN: 9780072848236

7th Edition

Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott

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