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halfaguava
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Hello,
I am trying to calculate the force exerted by the water pressure on the walls of two different water tanks. A cylindrical tank and a cuboid tank.
Are the following calculations correct? (It seems too easy!)
Using generic dimensions:
Cylindrical Tank: Height 1m, Diameter 1m
Cuboid Tank: 1m × 1m ×1m
Tanks are full: P = [tex]\rho[/tex]gh= 1000 × 9.81 × 1 = 9810Pa
Internal Surface Area of Cylindrical Tank: [tex]\pi[/tex] × 1 × 1 = [tex]\pi[/tex]m^3
Internal Surface Area of Cuboid Tank: 1 × 1 × 4sides = 4m^3
F = P × A
Force on Walls of Cylindrical Tank: 30kN
Force of Walls of Cuboid Tank: 39.24kN
Thanks in advance!
I am trying to calculate the force exerted by the water pressure on the walls of two different water tanks. A cylindrical tank and a cuboid tank.
Are the following calculations correct? (It seems too easy!)
Using generic dimensions:
Cylindrical Tank: Height 1m, Diameter 1m
Cuboid Tank: 1m × 1m ×1m
Tanks are full: P = [tex]\rho[/tex]gh= 1000 × 9.81 × 1 = 9810Pa
Internal Surface Area of Cylindrical Tank: [tex]\pi[/tex] × 1 × 1 = [tex]\pi[/tex]m^3
Internal Surface Area of Cuboid Tank: 1 × 1 × 4sides = 4m^3
F = P × A
Force on Walls of Cylindrical Tank: 30kN
Force of Walls of Cuboid Tank: 39.24kN
Thanks in advance!