Question

Please help me calculate the water pressure. Thanks!?!

Answer 1

`588kPa`

Explanation:

Hydraulic pressure depends only on the height and density (unless a compressive force is applied). Thus, the size of the reservoir and the piping are irrelevant to the pressure.

The pressure is the weight of the column of water at a height of 60m.

`P = ρ xx g xx h`, where ρ is the density of the water, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the depth of the water.

Density of water `ρ = 1000 "kg"/m^3`, acceleration due to gravity `g = 9.8 m/s^2`, height `h = 60m`

`P = ρ xx g xx h`

`= 1000 "kg"/m^3 × 9.8 m/s^2 × 60m`

`= 588000` Pascal. (`588kPa`)