7.5 - Taylor Series in Fluid Mechanics
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What does Pascal's law state?
💡 Hint: Consider a scenario with a closed container of fluid.
What is shear stress in fluids at rest?
💡 Hint: Think about the motion of particles in a fluid at rest.
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What state does hydrostatics focus on?
💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of statics.
True or false: Pascal's law is only applicable to compressible fluids.
💡 Hint: What kinds of fluids does our discussion apply to?
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A tapered tank filled with water has a known height of 10 meters. Apply Pascal's law to determine the pressure at the bottom of the tank and compare it to a flat tank of equal volume.
💡 Hint: Consider how height directly influences pressure in both tank geometries.
Derive the pressure distribution equation in a static fluid column using the Taylor series approximation from basic principles of fluid mechanics.
💡 Hint: What variables are present in the foundational pressure equation?
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