Engineering
Physics
Liquid Pressure
Question

A vertical U-tube has a liquid up to a height h. If the tube is slowly rotated to an angular speed ω=g/h, find the ratio of height in limb 2 and limb 1.

5

7

4

3

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Solution

dpdx=ρω2xdp=ρω2xdx
 Integrating both sides, we get                     
     
    
  p1p3dp=ρω2h2hxdx

p3p1=ρω2x22=ρω224h2h2
ρgh3h1=3ρω2h22=3ρ2h2gh
h3h1=3h2        ... (i)
But   h3+h1=2h      ... (ii)
 After solving, h3=7h4  and  h1=h4h3h1=7