Find the center of pressure of an elliptical area of minor axis (2 a) and major axis

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Find the center of pressure of an elliptical area of minor axis \(2 a\) and major axis \(2 b\) where axis \(2 a\) is vertical and axis \(2 b\) is horizontal. The center of the ellipse is a vertical distance \(h\) below the surface of the water \((h>a)\). The fluid density is constant. Will the center of pressure of the ellipse change if the fluid is replaced by another constant-density fluid? Will the center of pressure of the ellipse change if the vertical axis is tilted back an angle \(\alpha\) from the vertical about its horizontal axis? Explain.

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

8th Edition

Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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