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Mechanics of Fluids

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82 Fluid statics<br />

Fig. 2.28<br />

Fig. 2.29<br />

angle <strong>of</strong> arctan {−ax/(g +az)}. Pressures at particular points in the fluid may<br />

be determined by integrating eqns 2.23 and 2.24:<br />

�<br />

p = dp =<br />

� �<br />

∂p ∂p<br />

dx +<br />

∂x ∂z dz<br />

=−ϱaxx − ϱ(g + az)z + constant (2.26)<br />

for a constant-density fluid. The integration constant is determined by the<br />

conditions <strong>of</strong> the problem – for example, that p = patm at a free surface.<br />

All the foregoing results refer only to a horizontal x- (and y-) axis and<br />

a vertical z-axis; it should be remembered too that z is measured upwards<br />

from a suitable horizontal datum.<br />

Once the direction <strong>of</strong> the constant-pressure planes is known, alternative<br />

expressions may be obtained by considering, say, ξ and η axes, respectively<br />

parallel to and perpendicular to the constant-pressure planes (see Fig. 2.29).

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