Lesson 1427 of 1524
Fluid Mechanics
Absolute pressure is the sum of gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure
Practice this chapterAbsolute pressure is the sum of gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure A fluid is a state of matter that yields to sideways or shearing forces.
Fluid statics is the physics of stationary fluids Pressure is the force per unit perpendicular area over which the force is applied, p = F / A .
fluid — a state of matter that yields to sideways or shearing forces. fluids — liquids and gases; a fluid is a state of matter that yields to shearing forces. pressure — force per unit area exerted perpendicular to the area over which the force acts. absolute pressure — sum of gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure.
Worked example
What does “fluid” mean in Fluid Mechanics?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for fluid.
- 2The book says: a state of matter that yields to sideways or shearing forces.
- 3Do not use the meaning of fluids. That term means liquids and gases; a fluid is a state of matter that yields to shearing forces.
Result: a state of matter that yields to sideways or shearing forces
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for fluid.
Do not swap fluid and fluids. fluid means a state of matter that yields to sideways or shearing forces. fluids means liquids and gases; a fluid is a state of matter that yields to shearing forces.
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