C8 Terms Flashcards
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The study of how fluids flow and how forces and energy are transmitted through fluids
Fluid mechanics
The ratio of forces to the area
Pressure (P)
A pressure is exerted equally in all directions
Fluid pressure
The SI base unit of pressure
pascal (Pa)
Water pressure due to depth
hydrostatic pressure
A thick walled glass tube filled with liquid mercury and sealed on one end
mercury barameter
Contains a accordion like can filled with a low pressure gas
aneroid barometer
Fluid pressures is measured with?
gauge
An immersed object is lifted or buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displacement. This is called the buoyant force
Archimedes’ principle
States that an immersed object is lifted up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
buoyant force
Comparing the density of an object to the density of water
specific gravity
Changes of pressure on a fluid are exerted equally throughout the fluid
Pascal’s principle
Hydraulic machine
They produce MA by magnifying a small force on a confined liquid to make a large force on the load
Hydraulics
Using a liquid to exert a force
Bernoulli’s principle
Pressure In a pipe is related to he waters height and it’s velocity
Venturi
A pressure meter that uses flow
Lift
An upward force p
Coanda effect
The diverting of the path of water flowing around a cylinder
Air foil
Any surface that is designed to deflect air or create a force as it moves though the air
Boyle’s law
The inverse relationship between the volume and pressure of a confined gas
Charles law
The volume of a fixed amount of gas changes in the same way as it’s absolute temperature
What property of fluids necessitated the development of fluid mechanics as an area of science separate from standard mechanics?
Because they have special physical properties such as lack of rigidity.
How is pressure calculated?
Pressure is calculated using the formula
F P=---- A
Where
• P is pressure in newtons per square meter
• F is the net force acting perpendicular to the surface in newtons
• A is the total surface area over which the force is applied
How does pressure change when each of its contributing factors is increased?
When force is increased the pressure rises. When the area is increased the pressure goes down.