Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398174
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.11, Problem 105RP
The lower half of a 6-m-high cylindrical container is filled with water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3) and the upper half with oil that has a specific gravity of 0 85. Determine the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the cylinder. Answer: 54.4 kPa
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