Buoyant force (Archimedes' principle)
Description
Buoyancy is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object. Buoyant force equivalent to the weight of the fluid that would otherwise occupy the fluid column, (displaced fluid).
Related formulasVariables
| B | Buoyant force (N) |
| ρf | Density of the fluid (kg/m3) |
| Vdisp | Volume of the displaced body of liquid (m3) |
| g | Standard gravity |