Hydrostatic forces
Hydrostatic forces
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Need help determining hydrostatic forces from 15 feet of water on a fish window.
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RE: Hydrostatic forces
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RE: Hydrostatic forces
Every foot of depth is 62.4 psf more pressure. So 15 feet is 936 psf.
In metric units, would 4.572 metres, so pressure is 46 kPa.
Of course, this is only at the bottom. Pressure varies linearly.
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