Liquids in a horizontally accelerating container tilt their free surface. The inclination angle is determined by the ratio of horizontal acceleration to gravitational acceleration. The liquid surface remains perpendicular to the effective gravity vector (resultant of actual gravity and pseudo-force due to acceleration).
An oil tanker is partially filled with oil and moves forward on a level road with uniform acceleration. The free surface of oil then
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2003 · Topic: Mechanics (Fluid Statics and Dynamics (Continuity Equation, Bernoulli's Theorem))
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Answer: C. Is inclined to the horizontal with larger depth at the rear end
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