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Buoyancy and Fluid Flow Continuity

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Buoyancy

Demonstrations
These demonstrations include a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.
  Buoyancy Paradox
  Archimedes' Principle
  Buoyancy: Boat and Rock

Lecture Notes
Pressure and Buoyancy
These notes from Andre Duffy at Boston University include detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples. (Scroll down in the left pane to "Pressure, Fluid Statics.")
  Pressure and Buoyancy

Simulation
Buoyant Force in Liquids
A solid body hanging from a spring balance is dipped into a liquid.
  Buoyant Force

Problem Solving
Fluid Statics
This problem set from the University of Oregon contains 11 interactive problems with hints and detailed solutions.
  Fluid Statics

Exploration
Water and the Physical Laws That Affect All Divers
This site contains excellent explanations of the physics of diving, including gas laws and pressure and buoyancy concepts, with several interesting questions with answers.
  Water and the Physical Laws That Affect All Divers

Fluid Flow Continuity

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Fluid Dynamics
These notes from Andre Duffy at Boston University include detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples. (Scroll down in the left pane to "Fluid Dynamics.")
  Fluid Dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation

Exploration
Ideal Fluid Flow and Conservation of Energy and Mass in Aerodynamics
This site contains background information with great illustrations.
  Ideal Fluid Flow and Conservation of Energy and Mass


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