Hydrostatic Pressure Deluxe

Designed to determine the static thrust exerted by a fluid on a submerged surface and enables comparison of the measured magnitude and position of this force with simple theory. A fabricated quadrant is mounted on a balance arm, which pivots on knife edges.

Designed to determine the static thrust exerted by a fluid on a submerged surface and enables comparison of the measured magnitude and position of this force with simple theory.

• Tank capacity: 5.5l
• Distance between suspended mass and fulcrum: 0.266m
• Cross-sectional area of quadrant (toroid): 7.5 x 10-³m²
• Total depth of completely immersed quadrant: 170mm
• Height of fulcrum above quadrant: 100mm