An object of mass 200 kg is released from rest from a boat into the water and allowed to sink. While gravity is pulling the object down, a buoyancy force of 50 times the weight of the object is pushing the object up (weight = mg). If we assume that water resistance exerts a force on the object that is proportional to the velocity of the object, with proportionality constant 20 N-sec/m, find the equation of motion of the object. After how many seconds will the velocity of the object be 70 m/sec? Assume that the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/sec².
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
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