Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118412931
ISBN 13: 978-1-11841-293-0

Chapter 1 - Exercises: Things Engineers Think About - Page 27: 6

Answer

We know atmospheric pressure reduces with the altitude. Lets take 10 floor height from lobby is approx. 30 m. In this case pressure difference between two levels = rho_air*g*H = 1.225*9.8*30 = 360 Pa. This 360 pa causes only 0.3% change in atmospheric pressure. Hence she shall not expect the air pressure on the two levels differ much.

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We know atmospheric pressure reduces with the altitude. Lets take 10 floor height from lobby is approx. 30 m. In this case pressure difference between two levels = rho_air*g*H = 1.225*9.8*30 = 360 Pa. This 360 pa causes only 0.3% change in atmospheric pressure. Hence she shall not expect the air pressure on the two levels differ much.
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