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The specific weight, also known as the unit weight (symbol γ, the Greek letter gamma), is a volume-specific quantity defined as the weight W divided by the volume V of a material: = / Equivalently, it may also be formulated as the product of density, ρ, and gravity acceleration, g: = Its unit of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) is newton per cubic metre (N/m 3), with ...
A pressure prism is a way of visually describing the variation of hydrostatic pressure within a volume of fluid. When variables of fluid density , depth, gravity , and other forces such as atmospheric pressure are charted, the resulting figure somewhat resembles a prism .
Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by volume: [1] =, where ρ is the density, m is the mass, and V is the volume. In some cases (for instance, in the United States oil and gas industry), density is loosely defined as its weight per unit volume , [ 2 ] although this is scientifically inaccurate – this quantity is more ...
If mass density is ρ, the mass of the parcel is density multiplied by its volume m = ρA dx. The change in pressure over distance d x is d p and flow velocity v = d x / d t . Apply Newton's second law of motion (force = mass × acceleration) and recognizing that the effective force on the parcel of fluid is − A d p .
Density is the substance's mass per unit volume, or total mass divided by total volume. [21] Specific volume is total volume divided by mass, or the inverse of density. [22] The volumetric flow rate or discharge is the volume of fluid which passes through a given surface per unit time.
A United States Navy Aviation boatswain's mate tests the specific gravity of JP-5 fuel. Relative density, also called specific gravity, [1] [2] is a dimensionless quantity defined as the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material.
The dimensionless added mass coefficient is the added mass divided by the displaced fluid mass – i.e. divided by the fluid density times the volume of the body. In general, the added mass is a second-order tensor, relating the fluid acceleration vector to the resulting force vector on the body. [1]
Example 1: If a block of solid stone weighs 3 kilograms on dry land and 2 kilogram when immersed in a tub of water, then it has displaced 1 kilogram of water. Since 1 liter of water weighs 1 kilogram (at 4 °C), it follows that the volume of the block is 1 liter and the density (mass/volume) of the stone is 3 kilograms/liter.