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Hydrostatics: Pressure & Manometry - Theory & Concepts - Manometer

Fluid pressure concepts, Pascal's Law, pressure variation with depth, and manometers.

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U-Tube Manometer Simulator

Positive hh means the right column is higher, soP1>P2P_1>P_2.

Manometer arrangement
Pressure difference, P1P2P_1-P_2
26.68 kPa
Δp=ρmgh\Delta p=\rho_m g h

The left side has the higher pressure.

P₁P₂h

The differential equation assumes equal-elevation taps, the same line fluid above both interfaces, negligible capillary effects, and hydrostatic equilibrium. More general arrangements require walking pressure continuously through every fluid column.