ship in seawater (sp. gr. 1.03) with a mass of 8000 metric tons (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) sinks by 11.4185 cm more than its original draft if a cargo of 95500 kg is added to its load. Find the increase in the draft (having the same load) in freshwater. Assume the same horizontal area in the waterline.
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.
A ship in seawater (sp. gr. 1.03) with a mass of 8000 metric tons (1 metric ton = 1000 kg) sinks by 11.4185 cm more than its original draft if a cargo of 95500 kg is added to its load. Find the increase in the draft (having the same load) in freshwater. Assume the same horizontal area in the waterline.
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