Lecture 27: Fluid Mechanics - Pascal's Principle - Hydrostatics - Atmospheric Pressure - Over Pressure in Lungs and Tires
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1. Pressure and Pascal's Principle:
Pressure is a scalar. Pascal's Principle is explained. In hydraulic jacks, a small force is applied to move a large mass a small distance.
2. Gravity and Hydrostatic Pressure:
Because of gravity, pressure increases with depth in a fluid. This is called hydrostatic pressure.
3. Compressibility of Gases vs. Liquids:
Unlike liquids, gases are compressible, so they cushion impacts. Liquids do not act like cushions. This is demonstrated in a very dramatic way by firing a bullet in a sealed can filled with air and one filled to the brim with liquid.
4. Pressure Difference and a Column of Liquid:
The pressure difference between the bottom and top of a vessel of liquid depends only on the height and density of the liquid, not on the area or weight of the column. This is rather non-intuitive.
5. Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure:
The pressure at sea level due to the air above determines the atmospheric or barometric pressure. It can be measured by raising (sucking up) a column of liquid from an open reservoir with a tube sealed at the end where we pump the air out. For every 10 meters depth in water, the hydrostatic pressure increases by about one atmosphere.
6. Submarines and Overpressure:
Cornelis Drebbel is credited with inventing the first submarine operating at a depth up to 5 meters. At this depth, the hydrostatic pressure is about half an atmosphere. A sealed paint can was evacuated to demonstrate the enormous forces acting upon it with an over pressure of about one atmosphere. The can imploded.
7. Overpressure in our Lungs:
The lung capacity, our ability to overcome hydrostatic pressure, is measured with a manometer. This is related to how deep snorkeling works, and why scuba-divers use pressurized air tanks. Professor Lewin demonstrates that by blowing on a manometer, or by sucking on it, we can raise or lower a column of water by about 1 meter (0.1 atmosphere). So why then was he able to suck fluid up a straw of several meters long?
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You can suck the cranberry juice up so high because you are able to exhale each meter of effort. I would imagine then that how many meters difference you can achieve on the manometer in the earlier experiment has much to do with the limited capacity of your lungs. Internal compression ratio related to internal volume ratio change capability?
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Thank you so much. I am a retired graduate level M.Sc. educated U.K. person, who just needed to remind myself of Pascals Law. I have just sat entranced watching your lecture. I am amazed that such education is offered free to view in your country. I wish this country had such an enlightened view of education to our 'A level' students. I will view the rest of your series with some enthusiasm.
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These are indeed great² lectures.
One minor mistake: at 36:40 prof Lewin said force on lung is 100kg at 10m under sea-level. It’s more like 1ton.
Excelentes las demostraciones
Really good concept on fluid statics applied for Manometer.
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