Wetsuits are prohibited in some triathlons due to the added buoyancy they provide the swimmer, essentially holding

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Wetsuits are prohibited in some triathlons due to the added buoyancy they provide the swimmer, essentially holding a greater portion of the body above the water and decreasing the power required to swim. If a given suit is made of 1.8 square yards of the material, and it is 0.25 in thick and has a specific weight of 38 lb/ft3, what net buoyant effect would aid the swimmer in seawater?

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Applied Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 978-0132558921

7th edition

Authors: Robert L. Mott, Joseph A. Untener

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