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FLUID MECHANICS Buoyancy

This document discusses fluid mechanics concepts related to buoyancy and stability. It defines Archimedes' principle, which states that the buoyant force on an object submerged in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. It provides equations to calculate buoyant force and the submerged volume or length of floating objects. The document also covers the stability of floating bodies, defining terms like center of buoyancy, center of gravity, metacenter, righting moment, and conditions required for an object to be stable when floating. Sample problems are provided to demonstrate calculations of volume, buoyant force, submerged length, and stability.

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FLUID MECHANICS Buoyancy

This document discusses fluid mechanics concepts related to buoyancy and stability. It defines Archimedes' principle, which states that the buoyant force on an object submerged in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. It provides equations to calculate buoyant force and the submerged volume or length of floating objects. The document also covers the stability of floating bodies, defining terms like center of buoyancy, center of gravity, metacenter, righting moment, and conditions required for an object to be stable when floating. Sample problems are provided to demonstrate calculations of volume, buoyant force, submerged length, and stability.

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FLUID MECHANICS

ME 323A

ENGR. DENNIS G. QUIVIS


FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
Archimedes Principle
Any body immersed in a fluid is subjected to an upward force called buoyant force equal
to the weight of the displaced fluid.

BF=γVd Where
BF = buoyant force
γ = unit weight of fluid
Vd= volume of fluid displaced by the body

Buoyant force acting on a body submerged in fluid is merely the resultant of two
vertical hydrostatic forces. Consider the cylindrical body shown below to have
some length perpendicular to the drawing. The horizontal components of
hydrostatic force acting on the body are in equilibrium because the vertical
projection of the body in opposite sides is the same.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY

The upward force FV1 is the total force exerted by the fluid on the under surface of the
body; the downward force FV2 is the total force exerted by the fluid on the upper
surface of the body. Since liquid pressure increases by depth, FV1 is greater
than FV2. The difference FV1−FV2 is therefore upward, and this difference is the
buoyant force.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
For homogeneous body of volume V "floating" in a homogeneous liquid at
rest, the volume displaced is

S.G of the body body


Vd  V V
S.G. of the fluid fluid
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
For a floating body of
height H and constant
cross-sectional area
parallel to the liquid
surface, the submerged
length D is given by
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
For a floating body
whose cross-sectional
area A is
perpendicular to the
liquid surface, the
area submerged is
given by
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
Archimedes’ Principle
For example, the volume of a person is about 0.1 m3, and taking
the density of air to be 1.2 kg/m3, the buoyant force exerted by air
on the person is
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
Sample Problem:

A piece of wood 305 mm (1 ft)


square and 3 m (10 ft) long,
weighing 6288.46 N/m3 (40
lb/ft3), is submerged vertically in
a body of water, its upper end
being flush with the water
surface. What vertical force is
required to hold it in position?
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
Stability of Floating Bodies
Any floating body is subjected
by two opposing vertical forces.
One is the body's
weight W which is downward,
and the other is the buoyant
force BF which is upward. The
weight is acting at the center of
gravity G and the buoyant force
is acting at the center of
buoyancy BO. W and BF are
always equal and if these forces
are collinear, the body will be in
upright position as shown below.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY
Stability of Floating Bodies
The body may tilt from many causes like wind or wave action causing the center of
buoyancy to shift to a new position BO' as shown below.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY Stability of Floating Bodies
Point M is the intersection of the axis of the body and the line of action of the buoyant force, it is
called metacenter. If M is above G, BF and W will produce a righting moment RM which causes the
body to return to its neutral position, thus the body is stable. If M is below G, the body becomes
unstable because of the overturning moment OM made by W and BF. If M coincides with G, the body
is said to be just stable which simply means critical.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY Stability of Floating Bodies

The value of righting moment or overturning moment is given by

Use (-) if G is above BO and (+) if G is below BO. Note that M is always above BO.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY Stability of Floating Bodies
Value of MBO
Assume that the body is
rectangular at the top
view and
measures B by L at the
waterline when in
upright position. The
moment due to the
shifting of the buoyant
force is equal to the
moment due to shifting
of wedge.
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY Stability of Floating Bodies
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY Stability of Floating Bodies
FLUID MECHANICS-ME 323A
BUOYANCY AND STABILITY Stability of Floating Bodies

Where
W = weight of the body
BF = buoyant force
M = metacenter
G = center of gravity of the body
BO = center of buoyancy in upright position
BO' = center of buoyancy in tilted position
MG = metacentric height or the distance from M to G
MBO = distance from M to BO
GO = distance from G to BO
v = volume of the wedge either immersion or emersion
s = horizontal distance between the center of gravity of the wedges
θ = angle of tilting
I = moment of inertia of the waterline section of the body
RM = righting moment
OM = overturning moment
SeatWork Problems:
1. An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 is floating
on salt water of specific gravity 1.03. If the volume of ice
above the water surface is 1000 cu. M, what is the total
volume of the ice berg?
2. A stone weighs 460 N in air. When submerged in
water it weighs 300 N. Find the volume ans specific
gravity of the stone.
3. A body having a specific gravity of 0.7 floats on a
liquid of specific gravity 0.8. The volume of the body
above the liquid surface is what percent of its total
volume?
4. A block of wood 0.2 m thick is floating in sea water.
The specific gravity of the wood is 0.65 while that of sea
water is 1.03. Find the minimum area of the block which
will support a man weighing 80 Kg.
5. If a 5-Kg steel plate is attached to one end of a 0.1 m
x 0.3 m x 1.2 m wooden pole, what is the length of the
pole above water? Use S.G of wood of 0.5. Neglect
buoyant force on steel.

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