Principles of hydrostatics Flashcards
Force per unit area exerted by a fluid on a body or surface
Pressure
What Law states that “The pressure at a point in a static fluid is equal in all direction”
Pascal’s Law
It is pressure that can be measured by pressure gauges
Gauge Pressure
Pressure at any point in the earth’s surface from the weight of air above it
Atmospheric Pressure
It is the pressure above absolute zero
Absolute Pressure
It is a simple device of measuring pressure and pressure difference
Manometer
True or False: The pressure between 2 points is equal to the product of unit weight and its elevation
True
A simple form of manometer which is taped into the wall of a pressure conduit
Piezometer
It is a tube bent into a U-Shape to contain one or more fluids with different specific gravities
Open Manometer
Manometer which can measure pressure difference
Differential Manometer
