Thermofluids Question
The buoy in the figure is attached to a rigid supporting cable. The specific gravity of the buoy is 0.58 and the specific gravity of seawater is 1.025.
(a) At low tide, the buoy is not fully submerged, and it inclines as shown in the figure. What is the tension in the cable at low tide? Hint: the buoy is in static equilibrium.
(b) At high tide, the buoy is fully submerged and is oriented vertically. What is the tension in the cable at high tide?
200 mm
Low tide.
3 m
Seawater
0.5 m
Support cable
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