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Forces on Curved Surfaces, Buoyancy, Stability of Immersed and Floating Bodies, Relative Equilib.
CE 204
FLUID MECHANICS
Onur AKAY
Assistant Professor
Okan University
Department of Civil Engineering
Akfrat Campus
34959 Tuzla-Istanbul/TURKEY
Phone: +90-216-677-1630 ext.1974
Fax: +90-216-677-1486
E-mail: onur.akay@okan.edu.tr
For a uniform pressure distribution, the CP is located at the centroid of area of the panel.
For a hydrostatic pressure distribution, the CP is located below the centroid of area.
Area
Moment of
Inertia
Problem 3.76:
Determine the hydrostatic force acting on the radial gate if the gate is 15 m long (normal to
the page). Show the line of action of the hydrostatic force acting on the gate.
Buoyancy:
The upward force that is produced on a body that is totally or partially submerged in a fluid.
The Buoyant Force Equation:
Displaced
volume
Archimedes principle
CE 204 Fluid Mechanics
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Stable
(righting couple)
Neutral
Unstable
(overturning couple)
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MOVIE
Metacenter, M: Point of intersection of the lines of action of FB.
Metacentric Height, GM: Distance between G and M.
If M is above G, the ship is stable (GM+)
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Floating Bodies:
GM (+): STABLE
GM (-): UNSTABLE
Righting or Overturning Moment:
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Relative Equilibrium:
If a fluid mass is subjected to an external acceleration , an additional force will be
introduced (No relative motion of the liquid particles, no shear stress).
Liquid Subject to Horizontal & Vertical Acceleration:
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