Sunday, July 26, 2020

Specific Weight

Density, Mass Density, Density of water, Weight Density,Fluid properties, Properties of fluid

what is Specific Weight? 

               Specific weight or Weight density of a fluid is the ratio between the weight of a fluid to its volume. Thus weight per unit volume of a fluid is called  Specific weight and it is denoted by w.

Thus mathematically, w = weight of fluid / volume of fluid 
                                                                                              = (mass of fluid x acceleration due to gravity) / volume of fluid
      = Density x g

Therefore, w = ρ g

The value of Specific Weight or Weight density (w) for water is  9.81 x 1000 N/m^3 in  SI units.  CLICK HERE

what is Density or Mass Density?

               Density or Mass Density of a fluid is defined as the ratio of the mass of a fluid to its volume. Thus mass per unit volume of a fluid is called Density. It is denoted by the symbol of ρ (rho). The unit of  Mass Density in SI unit is kg/m^3.   CLICK HERE
                      The Density of liquid may be considered as constant while that of gases changes with the variation of pressure and temperature.

Mathematically,  Mass Density is written as

ρ = mass of fluid / volume of fluid

The value of Density of water is 1 gm/cm^3 or 1000 kg/m^3 .
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