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SASTRA Deemed To Be University: Course Name: Course Code: Semester
1 SAP/SoME
Fluid statics
Hydrostatics – fluid medium is liquid
Aerostatics – fluid medium is gas/air
Center of Pressure
Point of application of the total pressure on the
surface. surfaces may be
𝐹=∫ 𝑑𝐹=∫ 𝜌𝑔h×𝑏×𝑑h
¿𝜌𝑔 ∫ 𝑏×h×𝑑h
𝐹=𝜌 𝑔∫ h×𝑑𝐴
∫ 𝑏×h×𝑑h=∫ h×𝑑𝐴
¿ 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑
¿ 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 × 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐶 . 𝐺. 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒
¿ 𝐴 × h́
𝐹=𝜌 𝑔∫ h×𝑑𝐴
School of Mechanical Engineering 6
SASTRA Deemed to be University
Fluid statics
Center of pressure
¿ 𝜌 𝑔h × 𝑏 ×𝑑h ×h
¿∫ 𝜌𝑔h×𝑏×𝑑h×h =𝜌𝑔 ∫ 𝑏×h×𝑑h×h
2 ∵∫ h 𝑑 A =∫ 𝑏h 𝑑h
2 2
¿𝜌𝑔 ∫ 𝑏h 𝑑h
𝑠𝑢𝑚
𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑 =𝜌 𝑔 𝐼 𝑜
𝐹 × h∗ =𝜌 𝑔𝐼𝑜 ∵
𝐹= 𝜌 𝑔𝐴 h́
𝜌 𝑔𝐴 h́ ×h∗ = 𝜌 𝑔 𝐼
∗ 𝜌 𝑔𝐼𝑜
𝑜 h =
𝜌 𝑔𝐴 h́
2
𝐼 𝐺 + 𝐴 h́
h∗ =
𝐴 h́
𝐹=𝜌 𝑔𝐴 h́
2 h́= 1 ( 3 )=1.5 𝑚
𝐴=3 ×2=6 𝑚
2
𝐹=1000
×9.8 1 ×6 × 1.5 ¿ 88.29 𝑘𝑁
2
𝐼 𝐺 + 𝐴 h́
Depth of center of pressure, h∗ =
𝐴 h́
𝑏 𝑑 3 2 ×33 4
𝐼𝐺 = = =4.5 𝑚
12 12
∗ 𝐼𝐺 4.5
h = + h́= +1.5=2.0 𝑚
𝐴 h́ 6 × 1.5
∗ 𝐼𝐺
Depth of center of pressure, h = + h́
𝐴 h́
∗ 4.5
h = +4.0=4.19 m
6×4
Determine the total pressure on a circular plate of
diameter 1.5 m which is placed vertically in water in such
a way that the center of the plate is 3 m below the free
surface of water. Find the position of center of pressure
also.
h́=3.0 𝑚
𝐹=𝜌 𝑔𝐴 h́=52 𝑘𝑁
∗ 𝐼𝐺
Depth of center of pressure, h = + h́
𝐴 h́
∗ 0.2485
h = +3=3.05 𝑚
1.77 ×3