CONTINUITY EQUATION
Fluid Flow
P
30 feet
62.4lbm
ft3
30 ft
32.17
ft
sec2
32.17
lbm ft
lbf sec2
1872lbf
ft2
1 ft2
144 in2
13.00
lbf
in2
Example 2:
A cylindrical water tank 40 ft high and 20 ft in diameter is filled with water that has a
density of 61.9 lbm/ft3.
(a)
What is the water pressure on the bottom of the tank?
(b)
What is the average force on the bottom?
Solution:
(a)
P
r h g
gc
P
61.9lbm
ft3
40 ft
32.17
ft
sec2
32.17
lbm ft
lbf sec2
2476lbf
ft2
1 ft2
144 in2
17.2
lbf
in2
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