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When the amount of fluid displaced is equal to weight of body, it is called as _______(a) metacentre(b) buoyancy(c) centre of buoyancy(d) centre of gravityI got this question in an interview.This key question is from Doublet Flow topic in division Inviscid & Incompressible Flow of Aerodynamics

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Right choice is (b) BUOYANCY

Best EXPLANATION: When a body is immersed in a fluid, an upward fluid is EXERTED by the fluid on the body. This upward force is EQUAL to the weight of the fluid DISPLACED by the body and is called as buoyancy or the force of buoyancy.



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