Hydrostatic Pressure

What is hydrostatic pressure and how to calculate it?

Basically, hydrostatic pressure is the pressure of a fluid in equilibrium at any time due to the force of gravity. Generally liquids and gases exert equal pressure on all sides of the container. The normal force exerted by a fluid per unit area of ​​contact surface is called hydrostatic pressure, and hydrostatic pressure is mathematically called

p = ρgh
p = Pressure exerted by the fluid in N.m-2 or Pa
ρ = Density of the liquid in kg.m-3, slugs.ft-3
g = Acceleration due to gravity taken as 9.81m.s-2
h = Height of the liquid column in m
The SI unit of hydrostatic pressure is Newton/Meter² (N/M²) = Pascal