Lab 01 - Fluid Pressure on a Submerged Surface

Andrew McEvoy, Gunnar Lacy, Victor Nop

Initial data
Value Units Variable Parameter
0.100 m D Height of the rectangular section
285 mm L Length of the lever arm (pivot to hanging mass)
0.076 m B Width of the block
998 m3/kg 𝛾 Specific weight of water
250 mm H Distance from pivot to bottom of block

Data Table
Partially Depth Mass Pressure Force W theory y exper y theory
Submerged (mm) (g) (eq 3) (eq 7) (eq 5) (eq 6)
1 42 50 0.0665 0.0046 0.2139 0.2360 9.4%
2 50.5 70 0.0961 0.0067 0.2071 0.2332 11.2%
3 62 100 0.1449 0.0100 0.1963 0.2293 14.4%
4 72.5 130 0.1981 0.0136 0.1866 0.2258 17.4%
5 84 170 0.2660 0.0181 0.1818 0.2220 18.1%

Fully Depth Mass (eq 8) (eq 11) (eq 9) (eq 10)

Submerged (mm) (g) F.R W y.exp y.theory
1 99 230 1.365264 42801 0.1760 0.2008 12.3%
2 106.5 260 1.592808 46044 0.1726 0.2009 14.1%
3 116 300 1.8962 50151 0.1705 0.2011 15.2%
4 125.5 340 2.199592 54258 0.1689 0.2013 16.1%
5 135 380 2.502984 58365 0.1676 0.2015 16.8%

(a) What is the purpose of having precise circular arcs to the quadrant block? (Hint: What is the moment create
Because the buoyant force acts towards the center of rotation, by using the circular arc, there won't be any to

(b) What are the differences you see between the measurements and the theoretical prediction? What are the
The differences tend to vary by around 10-20% of the theoretical value, which is a little high, but not too terrib

(c) Why does the shape of the curve change, when the rectangular end becomes fully submerged?
Because there is some pressure of the water acting down on the block now too, and some additional surface a

(d) If the experiment was repeated using a liquid with a higher specific gravity, what differences would you see
They would be more steep, because the density would be higher
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hat is the moment created by the pressure force?)

rc, there won't be any torque created by the buoyancy

prediction? What are the factors causing such discrepancies?

le high, but not too terrible. This is likely caused by factors like surface tension, and having some water on top of our device

submerged?
some additional surface area

fferences would you see between the new and old (water) curves?
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