Question: A Type I offshore life jacket (i.e. personal flotation device) is the type worn by commercial fishermen - it is designed for extended survival in

A Type I offshore life jacket (i.e. personal flotation device) is the type worn by commercial fishermen - it is designed for extended survival in rough, open seawater. Consider such a life jacket that uses an impermeable foam material with a density of 32kg/m3 - the other parts of the life jacket (straps, fasteners, etc) weigh 0.6kg and are of negligible volume to the design. a. Draw a free body force diagram for the life jacket. b. Determine the minimum volume of foam material (in L ) that is needed for the life jacket in order to provide a minimum 98N net upward force when it is fully submerged in seawater (as required by US Coast Guard regulations)
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