Hydrostatic force is the force exerted by a fluid on a submerged or partially submerged surface due to the pressure distribution within the fluid. This force arises from the weight of the fluid above the surface and is perpendicular to the surface.
Where:
- is the hydrostatic force exerted by the fluid on the submerged surface.
- is the pressure at the centroid of the submerged surface.
- is the area of the submerged surface.