Question: Problem # 1 consider an oil spill which is contained ( kept near the coast ) by a belt ( red ) , curved as

Problem #1
consider an oil spill which is contained (kept near the coast) by a belt (red), curved as a semi-cylinder. Note that the water (blue) and oil (black) do not mix. Oil (as the lighter fluid) stays in a layer of height "h1+h2" on top of the water below the water surface and h2 above the water surface).
Known: The total volume of oil spilled V, the density of water w the density of oil 0 and radius R of the semi-cylinder formed by the belt. Determine: h1,h2 and the net pressure force FL on the belt at a segment of length L. Note that the oil applies a force outward and the water applies a force inward on the semi-cylinder formed by the belt.
Problem # 1 consider an oil spill which is

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