Fluid Mechanics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398273
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.46P
In Fig. P2.46 both ends of the manometer are open to the atmosphere. Estimate the specific gravity of fluid X.
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