Fluid Statics: Buoyancy

MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics, Chapter 2 Fluid Statics, Part 5: This video covers the calculation buoyancy forces and the stability of floating objects. Definition of the metacenter. All of the videos in this course and a copy (pdf) of this fluid mechanics presentation can be downloaded at: http://www.drdavidnaylor.net Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 0:04 Overview of the Presentation 00:32 Source of the Buoyancy Force: Hydrostatics Pressure 02:23 Archimedes Principle 04:56 Force Balance on a Floating Object 06:23 A simple proof of Archimedes Principle (for a submerged cube) 09:14 Solved Midterm Exam Problem 12:28 Stability of Floating Objects 15:25 Definition of the Metacenter 17:53 Does Buoyancy Affect your Weight? 20:43 End Notes #fluidmechanics #fluiddynamics #buoyancy