PROBLEM 19.98*
As a submerged body moves through a fluid, the particles of the fluid flow around
the body and thus acquire kinetic energy. In the case of a sphere moving in an
ideal fluid, the total kinetic energy acquired by the fluid is 2
1
4Vv
ρ
, where
ρ
is the
mass density of the fluid, V is the volume of the sphere, and v is the velocity of the
sphere. Consider a 500-g hollow spherical shell of radius 80 mm, which is held
submerged in a tank of water by a spring of constant 500 N/m. (a) Neglecting
fluid friction, determine the period of vibration of the shell when it is displaced
vertically and then released. (b) Solve Part a, assuming that the tank is accelerated
upward at the constant rate of 8 m/s2.
SOLUTION
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