Question

Батискаф витримує тиск 60 МПа. Чи можна провести дослідження

Answer 1

1) Yes

2) $6.34\cdot 10^9 N$

Explanation:

1)

To solve this part, we have to calculate the pressure at the depth of the batyscaphe, and compare it with the maximum pressure that it can withstand.

The pressure exerted by a column of fluid of height h is:

$p=p_0+\rho g h$

where

$p_0 = 101,300 Pa$ is the atmospheric pressure

$\rho$ is the fluid density

$g=10 m/s^2$ is the acceleration due to gravity

h is the height of the column of fluid

Here we have:

$\rho=1030 kg/m^3$ is the sea water density

h = 5440 m is the depth at which the bathyscaphe is located

Therefore, the pressure on it is

$p=101,300+(1030)(10)(5440)=56.1\cdot 10^6 Pa = 56.1 MPa$

Since the maximum pressure it can withstand is 60 MPa, then yes, the bathyscaphe can withstand it.

2)

Here we want to find the force exerted on the bathyscaphe.

The relationship between force and pressure on a surface is:

$p=\frac{F}{A}$

where

p is hte pressure

F is the force

A is the area of the surface

Here we have:

$p=56.1\cdot 10^6 Pa$ is the pressure exerted

The bathyscaphe has a spherical surface of radius

r = 3 m

So its surface is:

$A=4\pi r^2$

Therefore, we can find the force exerted on it by re-arranging the previous equation:

$F=pA=4\pi pr^2 = 4\pi (56.1\cdot 10^6)(3)^2=6.34\cdot 10^9 N$