The intensity of pressure on an immersed surface

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• The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where w = Specific weight of the liquid, A = Area of the immersed surface, and x = Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface)
• The intensity of pressure on an immersed surface __________ with the increase in depth.
• When a plate is immersed in a liquid parallel to the flow, it will be subjected to a pressure __________ that if the same plate is immersed perpendicular to the flow.
• When the pressure intensity at a point is less than the local atmospheric pressure, then the difference of these two pressures is called vacuum pressure.
• Total pressure on a lmxlm gate immersed vertically at a depth of 2 m below the free water surface will be
• The centre of pressure acts __________ the centre of gravity of immersed surface.
• The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as
• The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as
• Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, in the direction of flow of the liquid, is known as
• Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, at right angles to the direction of flow of the liquid is known as lift.