Chapter 14: Static Fluids
The study of fluids brings us to an application of Newton's Laws and Conservation of Energy that does not involve rigid bodies and point particles. Instead of mass and force we use density and pressure, but the laws do not change. We simply apply them in a different context. This chapter focuses on fluids that are static, i.e., stationary. The basic concepts allow us to understand pressure variations in fluids and objects that float (or sink) in fluids.
Table of Contents
Illustrations
- Illustration 14.1: Pressure in Fluids.
- Illustration 14.2: Pascal's Principle.
- Illustration 14.3: Buoyant Force.
- Illustration 14.4: Pumping Water up from a Well.
Explorations
- Exploration 14.1: Floating and Density.
- Exploration 14.2: Buoyant Force.
- Exploration 14.3: Buoyancy and Oil on Water.
Problems
- Problem 14.1: Hydraulic lift.
- Problem 14.2: Mercury barometer.
- Problem 14.3: Find the density of object in water.
- Problem 14.4: Pressure and buoyant force of block suspended in water.
- Problem 14.5: How much weight will a boat hold?
- Problem 14.6: Find the density of a fluid.
- Problem 14.7: Wood floating in water on an elevator.
- Problem 14.8: Hot-air balloon flight.
- Problem 14.9: Ice melting.
- Problem 14.10: Water-oil mixture.
