Question
A 400N weight is sitting on a piston. The diameter of the piston is 8 cm. How much pressure does the weight exert on the piston?
Answers
Damon
assuming the weight is evenly distributed
radius = .04 meters
pi r^2 * P = 400
P = 400/.00503
= 79577 Pascals or about .8 atmospheres
radius = .04 meters
pi r^2 * P = 400
P = 400/.00503
= 79577 Pascals or about .8 atmospheres