A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1898)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co., [1898-99] · leaf 398
essureexerted by a fluid in any direction upon a plane surface is: Rule.— TJic pressure exerted by a fluid in any directionupon any plane surface is equal to the zveigJit of a prism oftJie fluid zuhose base is the projection of the surface at rightangles to the direction considered^ and ivJiose… … HYDROMECHANICS. 373 the area of the surface pressed against, the preceding ruleholds good for any surface. Consequently, if a cylinder isfilled with water, and a pressiue is ap-plied, the pressure upon any half sectionof the cylinder, as ^i CB {Fig. 168), tend-ing to separate one half from the…
Electrical engineering · Mechanical engineering
Internet Archive · Gerstein Library, University of Toronto · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
