Hydrostatic Pressure in Liquids Didactic Equipment Teaching Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment

AFF035 Hydrostatic Pressure in Liquids Didactic Equipment Teaching Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment
Description
 determination of forces on surfaces under hydrostatic pressure
The weight of fluids at rest causes a pressure that is known as hydrostatic pressure or gravitational pressure. This pressure acts on any area that is in communication with the fluid, exerting a force that is proportional to the size of the area.
The effect of hydrostatic pressure is highly important in many fields of engineering: in shipbuilding, in hydraulic engineering when designing locks and weirs,in sanitation and building services.

Learning objectives/experiments
 pressure distribution along an effective area in a liquid at rest
 lateral force of the hydrostatic pressure
 determination of the centre of pressure and centre of area
 determination of the resulting compressive force