A closed cylindrical tank 1.5 m in diameter and 4 m long is completely filled with gasoline (sp.gr. = 0.82) and accelerated horizontally at 3 m/s². Find the total force acting at the rear wall and at the front wall of the tank. Find also the accelerating force on the fluid mass. Answer: 10.66 kN and F = 17.36 kN Subject: Fluid Mechanic Lesson: Relative Equilibrium of Liquids Fundamentals of Fluid Flow

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P1.) A closed cylindrical tank 1.5 m in diameter and 4 m long is completely filled with gasoline (sp.gr. = 0.82) and accelerated horizontally at 3 m/s². Find the total force acting at the rear wall and at the front wall of the tank. Find also the accelerating force on the fluid mass. Answer: 10.66 kN and F = 17.36 kN Subject: Fluid Mechanic Lesson: Relative Equilibrium of Liquids Fundamentals of Fluid Flow
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