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CHAPTER
PHY 121

1 Fluid Mechanics
Lecture Notes:
KONDWANI CHAFULUMIRA CHUMACHIYENDA MWALE
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Basic Sciences, Lilongwe University of
Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)

Hydrostatics
and
Hydronamics
For PHYSICS students
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HYDROSTATICS

FLUIDS AT REST

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PRELIQUISITE KNOWLEGE

• States of matter
 IDEAL FLUID
• A fluid which is incompressible is called
ideal fluid.
• If external force is applied there is no
change in volume.
• Liquids like water are nearly ideal fluids
• Please NOTE: Gases like air are not ideal
fluids because they can be compressed
 LIQUID AT REST

• In a liquid at rest, the forces exerted by

the liquid are always perpendicular to the
surface in contact with the liquid
 THRUST OF THE LIQUID

• The total perpendicular force exerted by

the liquid at rest on a surface in contact
with it is called thrust of the liquid on
that surface
PRESSURE OF THE LIQUID
PRESSURE EXERTED BY A LIQUID
COLUMN
BUOYANT FORCE
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ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE

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PRINCIPLE OF FLOATING

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PRINCIPLE OF FLOATING

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PRINCIPLE OF FLOATING

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LAW OF FLOATATION

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FRACTION OF VOLUME SUBMERGED

OF A FLOATING BODY

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FRACTION OF VOLUME
SUBMERGED OF A FLOATING BODY

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FRACTION OF VOLUME
SUBMERGED OF A FLOATING BODY

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EXAMPLE 1

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EXAMPLE 2

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CONT……..
EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 4
Cont.……
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