Lecture 8

Hydrostatic force curved surfaces

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Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
NIT Calicut

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Hydrostatic forces on submerged curved surfaces

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 The easiest way to determine the resultant hydrostatic force FR acting on
a two-dimensional curved surface is to determine the horizontal and
vertical components FH and FV separately.
 Consider the free-body diagram of the liquid block enclosed by the
curved surface and the two plane surfaces (one horizontal and one
vertical) passing through the two ends of the curved surface

The resultant force acting on the curved

solid surface is then equal and opposite
to the force acting on the curved liquid
surface (Newton’s third law).

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 • Horizontal force component on curved surface,
• Vertical force component on curved surface ,
1. The horizontal component of the hydrostatic force acting on a
curved surface is equal to the hydrostatic force acting on the
vertical projection of the curved surface.
2. The vertical component of the hydrostatic force acting on a
curved surface is equal to the hydrostatic force acting on the
horizontal projection of the curved surface, plus (minus, if acting
in the opposite direction) the weight of the fluid block.
 The magnitude of the resultant hydrostatic force acting on the
curved surface

 The tangent of the angle it makes with the horizontal

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 Tutorial 1F

Hydrostatic force curved surfaces

Dr. Sharu B K
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
NIT Calicut

Office: GF, old library

Email: sharubk@nitc.ac.in 34
 Example 1-36
 A 6 m diameter drainage conduit of the type shown in Fig. 1 is half
full of water at rest, as shown in Fig. 2. Determine the magnitude
and line of action of the resultant force that the water exerts on a
1 m length of the curved section BC of the conduit wall.

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 Solution: Example 1-36

Answer: FR=523 N
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 Example 1-36
 An open tank containing water has a bulge in its vertical side that is
semicircular in shape as shown in Figure. Determine the horizontal
and vertical components of the force that the water exerts on the
bulge. Base your analysis on a 0.3 m length of the bulge.

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 Example 1-37
 Two hemispherical shells are bolted together as shown in Figure.
The resulting spherical container, which weighs 135 kg, is filled with
mercury and supported by a cable as shown. The container is
vented at the top. If eight bolts are symmetrically located around
the circumference, what is the vertical force that each bolt must
carry?

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 Example 1.38
 A cylindrical gate of 4 m diameter 2m long has water on its both
sides as shown in figure. Determine
A. The magnitude, location and direction of the resultant force
exerted by the water on the gate.
B. The least weight of the cylinder so that it may not be lifted away
from the floor.

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