Answer to Question #218254 in Mechanical Engineering for Sumeet Wagh

Question #218254

A horizontal 2 m diameter conduit is half filled with a liquid (specific gravity = 1.6) and is

capped at both ends with plane vertical surfaces. The air pressure in the conduit above the

liquid surface is 200 kPa. Determine the resultant force of the fluid acting on one end of the

caps, and locate this force relative to the bottom of the conduit.

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