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Problem 3.55: Given: Find: Assumptions: Solution

This document calculates the force exerted on each half of a teacup filled with tea. It provides the basic equation to calculate fluid pressure and two methods to solve it - by integrating the pressure over the area or using the center pressure and total area. Plugging in the dimensions and properties of tea, it determines the force on each half of the cup is approximately 2 newtons.

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Problem 3.55: Given: Find: Assumptions: Solution

This document calculates the force exerted on each half of a teacup filled with tea. It provides the basic equation to calculate fluid pressure and two methods to solve it - by integrating the pressure over the area or using the center pressure and total area. Plugging in the dimensions and properties of tea, it determines the force on each half of the cup is approximately 2 newtons.

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Problem 3.

55 [Difficulty: 1]

Given: Geometry of cup

Find: Force on each half of cup

Assumptions: (1) Tea is static and incompressible


(2) Atmospheric pressure on outside of cup
Solution:
⌠
⎮ dp
Basic equation FR = ⎮ p dA = ρ⋅ g
⌡ dh

or, use computing equation FR = pc⋅ A

The force on the half-cup is the same as that on a rectangle of size h = 8⋅ cm and w = 6.5⋅ cm

⌠ ⌠
⎮ ⎮
FR = ⎮ p dA = ⎮ ρ⋅ g⋅ y dA but dA = w⋅ dy
⌡ ⌡
h 2
⌠ ρ⋅ g⋅ w⋅ h
Hence FR = ⎮ ρ⋅ g⋅ y⋅ w dy =
⌡0 2
2
h ρ⋅ g⋅ w⋅ h
Alternatively FR = pc⋅ A and FR = pc ⋅ A = ρ⋅ g⋅ yc⋅ A = ρ⋅ g⋅ ⋅ h ⋅ w =
2 2
3 2
× 6.5⋅ cm × ( 8⋅ cm) × ⎛⎜
1 kg m 2 m ⎞ N⋅ s
Using given data FR = × 999⋅ × 9.81⋅ ⎟ × FR = 2.04⋅ N
2
m
3
s
2 ⎝ 100⋅ cm ⎠ kg ⋅m

Hence a teacup is being forced apart by about 2 N: not much of a force, so a paper cup works!

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