Experimental Apparatus for the Study of Hydrostatic Phenomena
The apparatus enables the conduct of fluid mechanics experiments pertaining to the study of fluids in stable equilibrium, hydrostatic pressure, free surface conditions, and Archimedes' principle.
Experiments
Determination of the density of water
Determination of the relative density of oil
Determination of the surface tension of water
Determination of the kinematic viscosity coefficient for three different fluids (water, oil, glycerine)
Demonstration of Archimedes' principle
Determination of the metacentric height of a floating body
Introduction to various pressure measurement methods
Determination of eccentricity
Pressure measurement using two U-tube manometers (water; mercury), a Bourdon tube gauge, and a pressure transducer
Demonstration of Pascal's law
Measurement of static and dynamic pressure in a fluid using static pressure taps and a Pitot tube
Demonstration of isothermal gas transformation (Boyle–Mariotte law)
