HYDRAULICS LAB

Experiment-3-
(Center of Pressure)

student name : hamza sawalmeh

ID number : 32015021002
Partial Immersion

Y (mm) Y (mm)
Mass (g)

a = 100 mm
d = 100 mm
61.5 50 51

b = 75 mm
L = 275 mm
111.5 68 69

ρ = 1000 Kg/m3
g = 9.81 m/sec2
161.5 85 85

181.5 90 90

Sample of Calculations:

Yavg (m) m/y^2 (Kg/m2) Fh (N) R (m) Ycp Y-Ycp

50.5 * 10-3 24.97 0.93 0.183 33.66 *10-3 16.84 * 10-3

68.5 * 10-3 24.16 1.73 0.177 45.66 * 10-3 22.84 * 10-3

85 * 10-3 23.41 2.65 0.172 56.66 * 10-3 28.34 * 10-3

90 * 10-3 23.41 2.97 0.170 60 * 10-3 30 * 10-3

Complete Immersion

Y (mm) Y (mm)
Mass (g)

231.5 102 103

a = 100 mm
241.5 105 106

d = 100 mm
b = 75 mm
291.5 117 118

L = 275 mm
ρ = 1000 Kg/m3
341.5 130 129

g = 9.81 m/sec2
391.5 142 142

441.5 154 154

461.5 159 158

Sample of Calculations:
 Yavg (m) m/y^2 (Kg/m2) Fh (N) R (m) Ycp Y-Ycp

102.5 * 10-3 5.25 *10-2 3.86 0.1341 6.84 * 10-2 3.41 * 10-2

105.5 * 10-3 5.55 *10-2 4.08 0.1349 7.05 * 10-2 3.5 * 10-2

117.5 * 10-3 6.75 *10-2 4.96 0.1376 7.98 * 10-2 3.77 * 10-2

129.5 * 10-3 7.95 *10-2 5.85 0.1395 8.99 * 10-2 3.96 * 10-2

142 * 10-3 9.20 *10-2 6.77 0.1409 10.1 * 10-2 4.1 * 10-2

154 * 10-3 10.4 *10-2 7.65 0.1419 11.2 * 10-2 4.2 * 10-2

158.5 * 10-3 10.85 *10-2 7.98 0.1423 11.62 * 10-2 4.23 * 10-2