A closed cylindrical vessel, 2m in diameter & 4m high is fully filled with water & rotated to its vertical axis at a constant speed of 12.2 rad/sec. The top is pressurized by 180 KPa. (a) What is the pressure at the center bottom of the cylinder? (b) What is the pressure at the circumference bottom of the cylinder? (c) What is the total hydrostatic force at the sides of the cylinder?

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A closed cylindrical vessel, 2m in diameter & 4m high is fully filled with water & rotated to its vertical axis at a constant speed of 12.2 rad/sec. The top is pressurized by 180 KPa. (a) What is the pressure at the center bottom of the cylinder? (b) What is the pressure at the circumference bottom of the cylinder? (c) What is the total hydrostatic force at the sides of the cylinder?

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