Thanks for all the input guys!
Have taken on your points about pressurising it so it is rigid, that would seem to eliminate problems. I guess the thing I was having trouble getting my head round was the fact of the weight acting down and the buoyancy force up, I was picturing these would...
Thanks although I know pressure at depth calculations.
I see that there should be equilibrium but will there be no more pressure than the pressure at depth outside? Perhaps caused by the change in shape resulting in change of volume?There is the upward buoyancy force which will equal the...
(We are designing a portable pontoon with inflatable base, however neither of us has much knowledge of inflation systems or fluid mechanics)
How can you calculate the internal pressure of an inflated bladder as it gets pushed under the water by the weight it supports? And how this pressure...