What is Hydrostatics
Hydrostatics Definition: The Branch of science which deals with the study of fluids at rest.
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Pascal’s Law
- It states that the pressure or intensity of pressure at a point in a fluid at rest is equal in all directions.
- Let consider a fluid at rest in a closed container then a change in pressure at one point will be transmitted without loss to every point of the fluid and to the walls of the container.
Hydrostatic Law
- The rate of increase of pressure in the vertical direction is equal to the weight density of the fluid at that point.
∫dp= ∫ρgdZ
Where p= pressure
Z= height from the surface
Pressure Measurement Terms
Absolute Pressure
- Pressure measured with reference to absolute zero pressure.
Gauge Pressure
- Pressure measured with reference to the atmospheric pressure.
Vacuum Pressure
- The pressure is below the atmospheric pressure.
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Relationships between these Pressures
Pabs = Pgauge + Patm
Pvacuum = Patm – Pabs
Measurement of Pressure on a Fluid (devices)
- MANOMETERS- Simple and Differential
- MECHANICAL GAUGES
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