An otter is swimming in the deep area of his tank at the zoo. The surface area of the otter's back is A = 0.55 m2, and you may assume that his back is essentially flat. The gauge pressure of the water at the depth of the otter is P = 14500 Pa. a. Enter an expression for the magnitude of the force F on the back of the otter in terms of the gauge pressure P and the atmospheric pressure P0. b. Solve for the magnitude of the force F, in newtons.
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.
An otter is swimming in the deep area of his tank at the zoo. The surface area of the otter's back is A = 0.55 m2, and you may assume that his back is essentially flat. The gauge pressure of the water at the depth of the otter is P = 14500 Pa.
a. Enter an expression for the magnitude of the force F on the back of the otter in terms of the gauge pressure P and the atmospheric pressure P0.
b. Solve for the magnitude of the force F, in newtons.
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