Hydrostatic pressure refers to the pressure exerted by a fluid at rest due to the weight of the fluid above a certain point. It is the pressure experienced by a submerged or partially submerged object in a fluid solely due to the depth of the fluid and the gravitational force acting on it.
Where:
- is the hydrostatic pressure,
- is the density of the fluid,
- is the acceleration due to gravity, and
- is the depth of the fluid.