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Problem3.78
Given:
Sphereof =1ft3floatingasshown.
Find:
(a) Specificweightofsphere: .
(b) Newequilibriumpositionif20poundweightisremoved:d.
Solution:
Balanceforcesonsphere,
Basicequation: 0
Computingequation: buoyancy =
Then 0
Thus +
1 1
20 62.4 51.2
1 2
Tofindnewequilibriumposition,evaluateforcefromwateronsphere.
Basicequations:
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ME3834FluidMechanics
Problem3.78
Assumptions:(1)Staticliquid.
(2)Incompressible.
(3)Neglect ,becauseitacts
eeverywhere.
Then cos ; ; 1 ; 1
2 2
1 2 2 1
Now = = 2 1 ,
At , cos 1 ,so
1 1 1 1
2 1 1 1
2 2 3 3
1 1 1
2 1 1
6 2 3
But = ,so
3 4 1 1 1
buoyancy ; 1 1
2 3 6 2 3
BecauseT 0,
.
Thusatequilibrium = SG = 0.547,
.
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ME3834FluidMechanics
Problem3.78
Thespreadsheetsresultsandplotareshownbelow.