VERTICAL PLANE SURFACE SUBMEREGD EXAMPLES. 4.

A circular opening, 3 mm diameter in a vertical

NCE 415: IN LIQUID 1. A rectangular plane surface is 2 m wide and 3 side of tank is closed by a disc of 3 m diameter
m deep. It lies in a vertical plane in water. which can rotate about a horizontal diameter.
Calculate:
 Determine the total pressure force on the
plane surface when its upper edge is horizontal a. the force on the disc
and b. the torque required to maintain the disc
in equilibrium in the vertical position
a. Coincides with water surface
Lecture 4: when the head of water above the
b. 2.5 m below the free water surface
horizontal diameter is 4 m.
c. Position of center of pressure
Ans. 277.368 KN, 38.831 KN-m
Ans. 88.29 KN, 235.44 KN, 4.1875 m

Learning Objectives. 5. A tank contains water up to a height of 0.5 m

2. The right triangular plate shown is submerged
in a vertical plane with its base horizontal. above the base. An Immiscible liquid of sg = 0.8
1. Be able to define hydrostatic force.
is filled on the top of water up to 1 m height.
2. Be able to understand the forces on a plane Determine the depth and horizontal position of
surface when submerged in a fluid. the center of pressure when a = 1 ft, b = 3 ft,
3. Be able to define and understand the center of and d = 4.5 ft.
pressure. Ans. 2.95 ft, 0.85 ft
4. Be able to analyze and solve hydrostatic force-
related problems.
INCLINED PLANE SURFACE SUBMEREGD
Required Knowledge in: IN LIQUID
1. Fluid Properties
2. Pressure Calculate:
3. Properties of regular plane sections a. The total hydrostatic force on one side of
4. Moment of inertia the tank
b. The position of center of pressure for one
side of the tank which is 2 m wide.
TOTAL PRESSURE FORCE, F Ans. 18.1485 KN, 1.009 m from top
- is defined as the force exerted by a static fluid
on a surface either plane or curved when the
3. A Utah-shaped plate shown is submerged in oil 6. A rectangular plane surface 2 m wide and 3 m
fluid comes in contact with the surfaces. This
(s = 0.94) and lies in a vertical plane. Find the deep lies in water in such a way that its plane
force always acts normal to the surface.
magnitude and location of the hydrostatic makes an angle of 30 with the free surface of
-is equal to the volume of the pressure
force acting on one side of the plate. water. Determine the total pressure and
diagram.
Ans. 543 KN, 4.47 m below oil surface position of center of pressure when the upper
edge is 1.5 m below the free water surface.
Ans. 132.435 KN, 2.3333 m

CENTER OF PRESSURE, Cp
-is defined as the point of application of the
total pressure on the surface.
-centroid of the pressure diagram

Icg = centroidal moment of inertia of the submerged

plane
A = area of the submerged plane
y̅ = inclined distance from the cg of the submerged
plane to the liquid surface
7. Isosceles triangle gate AB in the figure is hinged
at A. Compute the horizontal force P required
at point B for equilibrium, neglecting the
weight of the gate.
Ans. 22.47 KN

8. Gate AB in the figure is 4 ft wide and hinged at

A. Gage G reads -2.17 psi, while oil (s.g. = 0.75)
is in the right tank. What horizontal force must
be applied at B for equilibrium of gate AB?
Ans. 5980 lb acting leftward

Water

Oil