EEEQ 221 – FLUID

MECHANICS
Semester 1, 2017/18
Module 2B: Fluid Statics

Moses Majiwa, BSc. ENG, MElecEnergyEng

Energy Engineer, Kenya Power – January 2018
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hydrostatic forces on Curved Surfaces
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Hydrostatic forces on Curved Surfaces

a) Pressure distribution and equivalent force

b) Free Body diagram and action-reaction force pair
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hydrostatic forces on Curved Surfaces
Example 15:
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hydrostatic forces on Curved Surfaces
Example 15: Solution
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hydrostatic forces on Curved Surfaces
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hydrostatic forces on arbitrary Surfaces
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Buoyancy and Stability
 Archimedes' principle; The Buoyant Force
 Floating Bodies
 Stability of submerged and floating bodies
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Buoyancy and Stability
Archimedes’ principle of Buoyancy
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Example 16:
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Application of Buoyancy
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Example 17:
A cylindrical hydrometer with a bulb diameter of 2 cm, a bulb
length of 8 cm, a stem diameter of 1 cm, a stem length of 8 cm,
and a mass of 40 g. What is the range of specific gravities that
can be measured with this hydrometer? (Hint: Liquid levels
range between bottom and top stem)
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Example 17: Workings
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Application of Buoyancy – Argo Floats
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Stability of immersed bodies
Stability refers to the ability of an object to return to its original
position after being tilted about a horizontal axis. Stability
depends on the relative positions of G and C.

a) Stable b) Neutral c) Unstable

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Stability of floating bodies
Centre of buoyancy (C) is at the centroid of the displaced
volume of fluid and will therefore vary as the displaced volume
varies

The meta centre (M) is the Stable when M is above G (GM > 0)
intersection of the line of Unstable when M is below G (GM < 0)

actions of the buoyancy force GM = Metacentric Height

before and after tilting.
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Quantification of the stability of floating bodies
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Summary
 Hydrostatic forces
 Centre of pressure
 Forces on curved surfaces
 Archimedes’ principle and buoyancy
 Stability of floating bodies
 Sample problems
 Home works