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Lecture 22: Wednesday February 13: 22.1.1 Example

The document summarizes a calculus lecture on hydrostatic pressure. It defines hydrostatic pressure as force per unit area exerted by a stationary fluid, gives the formula for pressure and force as a function of depth and density, and works through an example problem to calculate the total hydrostatic force on a submerged circular plate using integrals. The example sets up the problem by defining the plate dimensions and fluid, represents the plate as strips of area to integrate force over depth, and solves the integral to find the total force on the plate.

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Lecture 22: Wednesday February 13: 22.1.1 Example

The document summarizes a calculus lecture on hydrostatic pressure. It defines hydrostatic pressure as force per unit area exerted by a stationary fluid, gives the formula for pressure and force as a function of depth and density, and works through an example problem to calculate the total hydrostatic force on a submerged circular plate using integrals. The example sets up the problem by defining the plate dimensions and fluid, represents the plate as strips of area to integrate force over depth, and solves the integral to find the total force on the plate.

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Math 2300: Calculus Spring 2019

Lecture 22: Wednesday February 13


Lecturer: Sarah Arpin

22.1 Hydrostatic Pressure


• Submerge a plate in water.
• Calculate the force that the water pressure exudes on the submerged plate.
• Pressure:
P =ρ·g·d
where ρ is the density of the fluid (water = 1000 kg/m3 ), g is gravitational acceleration = 9.81m/sec2 ,
and d is the number of meters below the surface.
• Force:
F = PA
but notice that the ”depth” measurement depends on how far down you are on the plate. This is
changing! This is where the integral comes in: We will sum the forces infinitesimal strips of area using
an integral.

22.1.1 Example

A circular plate of radius 2m is submerged 6 feet deep (measured from the top of the plate). Find the
hydrostatic force on the plate.
Solution

22-1
22-2 Lecture 22: Wednesday February 13

Setting up the axes is important.


Since we have a circle, we will have to deal with the equation for a circle. This equation is easiest when the
circle is centered at (0, 0), so let’s set up according to that.
Let’s calculate a typical strip of force: the rectangle represents a strip of area.
Notice that the strips I’m drawing will move vertically, so we’ll havve a dy integral.
q
Astrip = Length · width = 2 4 − yi2 ∆y

Pstrip = ρ · g · di = ρ · g · (8 − yi ) = 9810 · (8 − yi )
Fstrip = Pstrip · Astrip
The ”strips” are moving vertically, so we have a dy integral. They move from a y-value of −2 to a y-value
of 2. As we move to the infinitesimals, ∆y becomes dy.
This makes our integral:
Z 2 p Z 2 p
F = (9810)(8 − y)2 4 − y 2 dy = 19620 (8 − y) 4 − y 2 dy
−2 −2

Now we just have to integrate:


Z 2 p Z 2 p Z 2 p
19620 (8 − y) 4 − y 2 dy = 19620 8 4 − y 2 dy − 19620 y 4 − y 2 dy
−2 −2 −2
Z 2 p Z 2 p
= 156960 4− y 2 dy −19620 y 4 − y 2 dy
−2 −2
| {z } | {z }
Trig sub, or geometry U-sub
2
π(2)
= 156960 · −0
2
= 313920π

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