Answer to Question #202677 in Mechanical Engineering for Lihle

Question

One of the tanks at the Cape Town aquarium is 4m high and has reinforced glass panels along two of the sides. The water in the tank has a density of 1028 kg/m^3. Determine the magnitude of the force on the glass per running meter analytically, as well as the height above the base where this force acts when the tank is 80% full. Now confirm your answer using the pressure distribution diagram method.

Answer 1

h = 4m

$\rho= 1028\ kg/m³$

If the water is running at a rate of 1m³/s, (1kg/s). The force in one second is 10N.