Fluid Mechanics

Unit-II
Hydrostatic Forces on
Surfaces
Delivered by,
Prof. A.S. Gujrathi,
Assistant Professor,
SNJB’s K. B. Jain College of Engineering,
Chandwad
Syllabus

• Unit II: Fluid Statics

Laws of fluid statics: forces acting on fluid element, pascal’s law, hydrostatics law,
hydraulic ram
Pressure measurement: pressure scale, piezometer, barometer, manometer -
simple, inclined, differential, micro manometer, inverted
Forces acting on surfaces immersed in fluid: total pressure and center of pressure
on submerged plane surfaces, curved surface submerged in liquid including
numerical on dam gate
Buoyancy: flotation, stability of bodies
 Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Total Pressure
It is defined as the total force exerted by a static fluid on the surface either plane
or curved when the fluid comes in contact with the surface.

Centre of Pressure
It is the point of application of the total pressure acting on the surface.
Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure
Numerical
Numerical
Numerical
Numerical
Numerical
Numerical
Curved Surface Submerged in Liquid
Curved Surface Submerged in Liquid
In ∆ EFG,
Numerical
Numerical
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