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Buoyancy Force

Upward force on submerged object

Fluid Statics

Source Details

Id

fluids-buoyancy

Name

Buoyancy Force

Discipline

fluids

Category

Fluid Statics

Latex

F_b = \rho g V

Description

Upward force on submerged object

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "Fb",
    "name": "Buoyancy Force",
    "unit": "N",
    "siUnit": "N",
    "imperialUnit": "lbf"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "ρ",
    "name": "Fluid Density",
    "unit": "kg/m³",
    "siUnit": "kg/m³",
    "imperialUnit": "slug/ft³"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "g",
    "name": "Gravity",
    "unit": "m/s²",
    "siUnit": "m/s²"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "V",
    "name": "Displaced Volume",
    "unit": "m³",
    "siUnit": "m³",
    "imperialUnit": "ft³"
  }
]
Solve For

Fb, ρ, V

Tags

buoyancy, archimedes, float, displacement

Is Custom

false