floating | buoyant | sinking - 1 fluid Link to heading

Aρ1ρ2h2Aρ1ρ2h2Aρ1ρ3h1h3

ρ2ρ1,        ρ2=ρ1,        ρ3=(1+h1h3)ρ1(1)\tag{1} \rho_2 \le \rho_1, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \rho_2 = \rho_1, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \rho_3 = \left( 1 + \frac{h_1}{h_3} \right) \rho_1

floating & sinking - 2 fluids Link to heading

Aρ1ρ2ρ3h3h2

h2ρ2+h3ρ3=(h2+h3)ρ1(2)\tag{2} h_2 \rho_2 + h_3 \rho_3 = \left( h_2 + h_3 \right) \rho_1

floating & buoyant & sinking - 3 fluids Link to heading

Aρ1ρ2ρ3ρ4h2h3h4

h2ρ2+h3ρ3+h4ρ4=(h2+h3+h4)ρ1(3)\tag{3} h_2 \rho_2 + h_3 \rho_3 + h_4 \rho_4 = \left( h_2 + h_3 + h_4 \right) \rho_1