Hydrostatic Pressure

Objectives

The objective of this lab is to determine the center of pressure on both submerged and partially submerged plane surface. Also to compare between experimental center of pressure, and the theoretical center of pressure for each of the trials performed.

0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.12 0.130

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h’’ Theory vs depth & h’’ Experiment vs depth

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Resultant force, Fr (N) vs Depth of immersion, d (m)

Depth of immersion, d (m)

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Experimental equations used for face partially submerged:

Partially Submerged Face Diagram