Calculating a force given a pressure distribution (Fluid Dynamics w/ Olivier Cleynen)
Channel: Olivier Cleynen
Date: 2020-04-22

How to calculate a force due to pressure on a flat panel, given the pressure distribution applying on it.
Note that as mehm reported below in the comments, the end computation is incorrect! The correct result is 1.2124 MN. The method, numbers, equations etc. are all correct — only the final result is affected.
Part of a series of theory and solved problem videos from https://fluidmech.ninja/