Calculate Work to Drain a Hemispherical Tank

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The discussion focuses on calculating the work required to pump water out of a hemispherical tank with a radius of 2 inches, filled to a depth of 1 inch. The work is derived using the formula W=FD, where F is the force due to the weight of the water and V is the volume of the water. The correct integration approach involves determining the volume of a water layer at depth z and integrating the work done from z = -2 to z = 0. The final answer should yield 9ρπ/4, contrasting with the incorrect result of 11πρg/3 presented by one participant.

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a bowl shaped tank is in the shaoe of a hemisphere with a radius of 2 in. If the bowl is filled with water density rho to a depth of 1 in, find the work in pumping the water out fo the tank



W=FD

V=integral of surface area * height

F= rho *V
V is the integral of pi(sqrt(4-y^2))^2 from 0-1
D=2-x

so W=rho*V int 2-x from 0-1

i get 11pi rho g/3 and the answer is suppose to be 9 rho pi/4

im not sure where i am going wrong but i thing it has to do with my integration
 
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Assume that your hemi-spherical bowl has its flat surface in the xy-plane and the center of that surface at (0, 0, 0). Then x^2+ y^2+ z^2= 4

Now, imagine a "layer" of water at depth z (z< 0), of thickness "dz". The boundary of that layer is the circle x^2+ y^2= 4- z^2 which has radius \sqrt{4- z^2} and so area \pi(4- z^2) and volume \pi(4- z^2)dz. The weight of that water is \pi\rho g(4- z^2)dz and we must lift it a height -z (remember that z is negative) out of the bowl. The work done is -\pi\rho g(4- z^2)dz.

Integrate that from z= -2 to z= 0.
 

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