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Force on submerged plate perpendicular to flow
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[QUOTE="jrmichler, post: 6568008, member: 638574"] There is no good way to calculate the force on the plate working from dimensions and flow rate. There are ways to make a rough estimate. The post above by [USER=447632]@Baluncore[/USER] is one such way. Another way is to treat the gap under the plate as an orifice, and use Bernoulli's equation. The pressure difference to create the velocity increase under the plate is the pressure on the plate. Or you can measure the pressure drop. Your diagram appears to show that the water has a free surface. Measure the difference in water height before and after the plate. That height difference multiplied by the water density is the pressure difference across the plate. The pressure difference times the plate area is the total force on the plate. [/QUOTE]
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