Fluid Thrust
Fluid Thrust
Fluid Thrust
Fluids: The substances which are ready to flow under the action of an external force.
Ex: All liquids & gases.
Fluid thrust: A liquid takes the shape of the container. The liquid exerts force against the walls
of the vessel. The total normal force exerted by liquid over a surface is called fluid thrust.
Fluid pressure: Consider a fluid in a container. The fluid is at rest
and exerts an outward force on the container walls. The force
acting per unit area is known as fluid pressure.
The outward force on the small
A
area `A` is `F`. Then pressure acting
on the surface area `A` is given by
F
A
F
A
if F 1N
A 1m2
P=1Pa
The fluid pressure at a point is said to be 1p if a force of 1N acts normally on a unit area
a
F W Ahg
A A
A
p gh
Thus pressure at a point directly proportional to its depth h & density of liquid .
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M.N.Sharath kumar
Archimedes
Flotation: When a body is immersed in a liquid completely or partially there will be apparent
loss in weight. This apparent loss is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced.
When a body is immersed in a liquid, the forces acting on it are
a) Weight of the body `W` acting vertically downward through the centre of gravity.
b) Force of buoyancy `U` acting vertically upwards through the centre of buoyancy.
Laws of flotation:
1) The body completely sinks in a liquid:
Let weight of the body W is more than the weight of
liquid displaced `U` by the body. So (WU) acts on the body
in downward direction.
(U W)
U=W
WU
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