Situation: The diving bell has a shape of a frustum of cone (circular) with a closed flat top and open bottom. It is lowered from the outside air into saltwater in an upright position. Ysaltwater = 10.2 kN/m³ h 1.5 m closed top- 2 m 4 m 4m

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1. How deep below the water surface is the bottom of the caisson when the water level gas risen 1.5 m inside? 2. Compute the volume of air trapped inside the caisson. 3. Compute the gauge pressure of the air trapped inside the caisson.
Situation: The diving bell has a shape of a frustum of cone (circular) with a closed flat
top and open bottom. It is lowered from the outside air into saltwater in an
upright position. Ysaltwater = 10.2 kN/m³
h
1.5 m
closed top-
2 m
4 m
4m
Transcribed Image Text:Situation: The diving bell has a shape of a frustum of cone (circular) with a closed flat top and open bottom. It is lowered from the outside air into saltwater in an upright position. Ysaltwater = 10.2 kN/m³ h 1.5 m closed top- 2 m 4 m 4m
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