The Acceleration with Fluid Resistance calculator computes the acceleration of an object accelerating with the force of gravity in a fluid. The fluid exerts a resistive force on the object's motion.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
The formula for the Acceleration with Fluid Resistance is:
`a_y = g*e^((-k/m)t)`
where:
This is based on the equation for the resistive force of a fluid at low speeds[ 1 ] :
F = k•v, where v is the body's speed
Young, Hugh and Freeman, Roger. University Physics With Modern Physics. Addison-Wesley, 2008. 12th Edition, (ISBN-13: 978-0321500625 ISBN-10: 0321500628 ) Pg 157, eq 5.11