Q2. a. Gauge (G) and mercury manometric (MM) tensiometers was were installed at 30 and 100cm respectively below the soil surface. The distance fro the gauge to center of the ceramic cup is 50cm and from the mercury level in reservoir to soil surface is 30 cm. Reading for the G. tensoimeter was - 61kP(kilopascals) and for the height of the mercury level in the MM tensiomet was -55KP Answer the following: 1. calculate the matric potential of the GT and MMT 2. Find the total potential of GT and MMT 3. indicate the flow direction between the two tensiometer.

Q2. a. Gauge (G) and mercury manometric (MM) tensiometers was were installed at 30 and 100cm respectively below the soil surface. The distance fro the gauge to center of the ceramic cup is 50cm and from the mercury level in reservoir to soil surface is 30 cm. Reading for the G. tensoimeter was - 61kP(kilopascals) and for the height of the mercury level in the MM tensiomet was -55KP Answer the following: 1. calculate the matric potential of the GT and MMT 2. Find the total potential of GT and MMT 3. indicate the flow direction between the two tensiometer.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter1: Heat, Temperature, And Pressure

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