Manometers

 

Code Number: 2B35.30

Demo Title: Manometers

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Air Pressure

Area of Study: Fluids

Equipment: 

Manometers

Procedure: 

Fill the manometers with the desired liquid for comparison or observation. It is recommended that mercury not be used because of its environmental hazards.

References:

  • Athanasios Gkourmpis, "Building a Manometer for Gases and Liquids With a Smartphone and a Food Storage Container", TPT, Vol. 62, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 66.
  • William P. Crummet, "Isostasy: An Alternative to the U-tube", TPT, Vol. 23, # 8, Nov. 1985, p. 495.
  • Father John Milton, Ellen Springer, "Walkway Forces", TPT, Vol. 20, # 5, May 1982, p. 328 - 329.
  • Albert A. Bartlett, "Earlier Paradoxical Manometers", TPT, Vol. 20, # 2, Feb. 1982, p. 76.
  • Albert A. Bartlett, "References Supplied", TPT, Vol. 19, # 7, Oct. 1981, p. 448.
  • A. A. Bartlett and Robert Stoller, "The Parodoxical Manometer", TPT, Vol. 19, # 1, Jan. 1981, p. 41.
  • Julius Sumner Miller, Q189 & A189, Millergrams II – Some More Enchanting Questions for Enquiring Minds, p. 52 & 104.
  • Joseph Frick, "#109 - The Manometer", Physical Technics: Or, Practical Instructions for Making Experiments in Physics and the Construction of Physical Apparatus with the Most Limited Means", p. 129.

University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Question #167

University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Answer #167