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The discussion revolves around calculating the pressure difference between two pipelines and whether to consider the air column in the analysis. Participants suggest using the Ideal Gas Law for the air portion, noting that pressure should be uniform throughout it. The consensus is that the pressure at each end of the air column remains the same, and the air's compression does not affect the overall pressure difference. The user seeks clarification on whether to ignore the air column for their calculations. Ultimately, the air column can be disregarded when determining the pressure difference between the two pipelines.
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could u guys please help me, i need to determine the pressure difference between the two pipelines, and i know how to calculate those problem, but the problem is should i just ignored the air column in my analysis to find the difference pressure??

please help, and thanks in advanced

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please let me know if possibly the way that I am asking for help doesn't suit with any of this forum term okay, I am still new here thanks mate
 
I'll move your thread to Intro Physics to get it more views.

I would think you would need to use the Ideal Gas Law for the air portion, and it seems like the pressure would be uniform throughout the air portion...
 
What are you actually trying to find - what's the question?
 
mgb_phys said:
What are you actually trying to find - what's the question?

i need to find the difference of the pressure between those two pipelines, i just need to know if i need to consider the air columned too??or should be ignored??once i know it, i can proceed with the calculation by my self (perhaps)

thanks for ur reply

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berkeman said:
I'll move your thread to Intro Physics to get it more views.

I would think you would need to use the Ideal Gas Law for the air portion, and it seems like the pressure would be uniform throughout the air portion...

thanks mate
 
I see, the circles are pipes running out of the page - they looked like sealed bulbs forming a thermometer!
The pressure at each end of the air column must be the same. The air will compress - but that doesn't change things. It's exactly equivalent to just having the two water columns with a moveable piston between them.
 
mgb_phys said:
I see, the circles are pipes running out of the page - they looked like sealed bulbs forming a thermometer!
The pressure at each end of the air column must be the same. The air will compress - but that doesn't change things. It's exactly equivalent to just having the two water columns with a moveable piston between them.

is actually U turn manometer, you know that the pressure at each end must be d same..so should i ignored the air columned? to finde the diff between each end?
 
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