A vessel cylindrical in shape and closed at the top and bottom is 300 mm in diameter, 1 m long and contains water up to a depth of 0.8 m. The air above the water surface is at a pressure of 60 kN/m2 . If the vessel is rotated at a speed of 250 r.p.m. about its vertical axis find the pressure head at the bottom of the vessel (i) At the centre, and (ii) At the edge

A vessel cylindrical in shape and closed at the top and bottom is 300 mm in diameter, 1 m long and contains water up to a depth of 0.8 m. The air above the water surface is at a pressure of 60 kN/m2 . If the vessel is rotated at a speed of 250 r.p.m. about its vertical axis find the pressure head at the bottom of the vessel (i) At the centre, and (ii) At the edge

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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