A gas pressure of 150,000 Pa (gage) is applied to one leg of a U-tube manometer, which contains a fluid with density of 2000 kg/m3. The other leg is open to atmosphere. What is the manometer reading?
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Calculate the actual temperature of exhaust gas from a diesel engine if the measuring thermocouple reads 900F and the exhaust pipe is BOOF. The emissivity of the thermocouple is 0.75 and the convective heat-transfer coefficient of the flow over the thermocouple is 150 Btuth-ft2 OF.
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