According to the manufacturer's recommendations for a main propulsion diesel engine on an oil rig supply vessel where the fuel oil day tank is above the engine, the maximum allowable pressure drop across the primary suction fuel filter element is 1.5 psig. What would be the equivalent pressure drop in inches of mercury, when the fuel oil day tank is below the engine?
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