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Fluid Dynamics:
Chapter 2: Fluid Statics
Fluid properties Rest of Course
Outline the chapter
This chapter deals with
Detailed discussion of pressure, including absolute and gage pressures, the pressure at a
point, the variation of pressure with depth in a gravitational field,
Discussion of the hydrostatic forces applied on submerged bodies with plane or curved
surfaces.
buoyant force applied by fluids on submerged or floating bodies, and discuss the stability of
such bodies.
Apply Newton’s second law of motion to a body of fluid in motion that acts as a rigid body
and analyze the variation of pressure in fluids that undergo linear acceleration and in
rotating containers.
Pressure
The property pressure is applied only for fluids (liquid, and gas), the
counterpart of pressure in solid is normal stress
The SI unit for pressure is N/m2 which is also called Pascal, the
dimension of pressure is [MLT-2]
The pressure unit Pascal is too small for pressures encountered in practice,
therefore, its multiples kilopascal (1 kPa =103 Pa) and megapascal (1
Mpa = 106 Pa) are commonly used.
Pressure
Three other pressure units commonly used in practice, especially in Europe,
are bar, standard atmosphere, and kilogram-force per square centimeter
In English system, the pressure unit is pound-force per square inch (lbf/in2,
or psi), and 1 atm =14.696 psi.
The actual pressure at a given position is called the absolute pressure, and
it is measured relative to absolute vacuum (i.e., absolute zero pressure).
Pressure
Most pressure-measuring devices, however, are calibrated to read zero in
the atmosphere, and so they indicate the difference between the absolute
pressure and the local atmospheric pressure. This difference is called the
gage pressure.
Absolute, gage, and vacuum pressures are all positive quantities and are
related to each other by
Pressure
Absolute, gage, and vacuum pressures
Fluid Statics
By definition, the fluid is at rest.
There is no relative motion between adjacent particles.
No shearing forces is placed on the fluid.
There are only pressure forces, and no shear.
Results in relatively “simple” analysis
Generally look for the pressure variation in the fluid
Pressure at a Point: Pascal’s Law
Pressure is the normal force per unit area at a given point acting
on a given plane within a fluid mass of interest.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
How does the pressure at a point vary with orientation of the plane
passing through the point?
Pressure Forces
F.B.D. Gravity Force Wedged Shaped Fluid
Mass
For simplicity in our Free Body Diagram, the x-pressure forces cancel and do not
need to be shown. Thus to arrive at our solution we balance only the y and z forces:
Pressure Force Rigid body
Pressure Force motion in the y-
in the y-direction
on the plane in direction
on the y-face
the y-direction
Math
Now, noting that we are really interested at point only, we let y and
z go to zero:
p1xs
p2xs psxs
ps = p1 = p2
Taylor Series
Body Forces
V = yzx
Then,
Now, we return the body forces, and we will only consider weight:
Pressure Field Equations
Use Newton’s Second Law to Sum the Forces for a Fluid Element:
m
This leads to the conclusion that for liquids or gases at rest, the
Pressure gradient in the vertical direction at any point in fluid
depends only on the specific weight of the fluid at that point. The
pressure does not depend on x or y.
Hydrostatic Equation
Hydrostatic Condition: Physical
Implications
•Pressure changes with elevation
•Pressure does not change in the horizontal x-y plane
•The pressure gradient in the vertical direction is negative
•The pressure decreases as we move upward in a fluid at rest
•Pressure in a liquid does not change due to the shape of the container
•Specific Weight does not have to be constant in a fluid at rest
•Air and other gases will likely have a varying
•Thus, fluids could be incompressible or compressible statically
Hydrostatic Condition: Incompressible
Fluids
The specific weight changes either through density or g, gravity. The
change in g is negligible, and for liquids does not vary appreciable, thus most
liquids will be considered incompressible.
p = po
h1 p = p1
p = p2
For p2 = p = h + po
For p1 = p = h1 + po
Hydrostatic Application: Transmission of Fluid
Pressure
A2
F2 F1
A1
•A small force applied at the small piston is used to develop a large force at the
large piston.
• This is the principle between hydraulic jacks, lifts, presses, and hydraulic controls
Hydrostatic Condition: Compressible
Fluids
Gases such as air, oxygen and nitrogen are thought of as compressible, so
we must consider the variation of density in the hydrostatic equation:
dp
Note: = g and not a constant, then g
dz
p R is the Gas Constant
By the Ideal gas law: Thus, T is the temperature
RT is the density
Then,
Stratosphere:
Isothermal, T = To
Troposphere:
Linear Variation, T = Ta - z
Hydrostatic Condition: U.S. Standard Atmosphere
Starting from,
pa is the pressure at sea level, 101.33 kPa, R is the gas constant, 286.9
J/kg.K
Pressure Distribution in the Atmosphere
Measurement of Pressure: Manometry
Rearranging: p A po 1h1
Gage Pressure
If the fluid in the container is a gas, then the fluid 1 terms can be ignored:
Measurement of Pressure: U-Tube Manometer
Measuring a Pressure Differential
Closed End
pB “Container”
Final notes:
1)Common gage fluids are Hg and
Closed End Water, some oils, and must be
“Container” immiscible.
pA 2)Temp. must be considered in very
accurate measurements, as the gage
fluid properties can change.
3) Capillarity can play a role, but in
many cases each meniscus will cancel.
Then the equation for the pressure difference in the container is the following:
Measurement of Pressure: Inclined-Tube Manometer
pB
pA
h2
l2 h2
h2
sin h2 l2 sin
l2
Moving from left to right: pA + 1h1 - 2h2 - 3h3 = pB
Substituting for h2:
Rearranging to Obtain the Difference:
If the pressure difference is between gases:
Thus, for the length of the tube we can measure a greater pressure differential.
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Application to
Manometry
A manometer is device used to measure pressure differences between two points
using a static column of one or more liquids or gases.
The figure shows a simple open manometer for measuring relative to
atmospheric pressure.
Pascal’s law:
Any two points at the same elevation in a continuous
mass of the same static fluid will be at the same pressure.
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Home work on
Manometery
For the multiple-fluid manometer shown bellow for find the difference in pressure
between two chambers A and B.
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Example on
Manometry
Pressure gage B is to measure the pressure at point A in a water flow. If the pressure
at B is 87 kPa, estimate the pressure at A, in kPa. Assume all fluids are at 20°C.
since
From Table: i.e.
Diaphragm: