Subject
Fluids generate a force on a body due to surface friction and their resistance to separate and flow around the body. This resistance is predominantly due to a combination of the viscosity of the fluid and the shape and surface texture of the body.
Such forces can induce significant stresses in the body or anything to which it may be attached. They also limit eternal acceleration resulting in a terminal velocity when the body is falling through the fluid under the influence of gravity.
The fluid forces calculator uses Morison’s equations for both of its calculation options;
Terminal Velocity; calculates the terminal speed of a body (e.g. a ball, brick, etc.) falling through a fluid (e.g. air, water, etc.) under the influence of gravity
Force on a Body (e.g. a beam, barrier, submarine, etc.); calculates the force induced on a body, along with its direction, due to its movement through a moving fluid.
Fluid Forces imports data from CalQlata’s, Waves, Volumes and Added Drag calculators
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Fluid Force Calculator - Options
TERMINAL VELOCITY
Calculates characteristics of a body travelling under the force of gravity to its terminal velocity.
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Terminal velocity of the body
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Distance travelled by the body to reach terminal velocity from standstill
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Time taken for the body to reach terminal velocity from standstill
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Kinetic energy in the body at terminal velocity
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FORCE ON A BODY
Calculates the forces on a body immersed in and moving relative to a fluid.
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Horizontal fluid force on the body
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Vertical fluid force on the body
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Maximum fluid force on the body
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Maximum fluid force angle
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Axial fluid force on the body
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Fluid Forces includes a data import facility from CalQlata's Waves, Volumes and Added Drag calculators
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