A closed compartment containing gas is moving with some acceleration in horizontal direction. Neglect effect of gravity. Then the pressure in the compartment is
A.
same everywhere
B.
lower in the front side
C.
lower in the rear side
D.
lower in the upper side
Answer :
lower in the front side
Solution :
When a enclosed gas is accelerated in the positive $$x$$ - direction then the pressure of the gas decreases along the positive $$x$$ - axis and follows the equation
$$\Delta P = - \rho \,a\,dx$$
where $$\rho $$ is the density and $$a$$ the acceleration of the container.
The result will be more pressure on the rear side and less pressure on the front side.
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