The following is the well established formula available in many books:
If ρ = f(x,y) is the pressure at (x,y)
The center of pressure:
x= ∫∫ ρ.x dxdy / ∫∫ ρ dxdy
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and,
y= ∫∫ ρ.y dxdy / ∫∫ ρ dxdy
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My question is, can this formula be extended in 3D, for example, if ρ = f(x,y,z) is the pressure at (x,y,z), is the following true, for center of pressure? If the following is correct, please send me a full ref where such a formula is stated.
x= ∫∫∫ ρ.x dxdydz / ∫∫∫ ρ dxdydz
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y= ∫∫∫ ρ.y dxdydz / ∫∫∫ ρ dxdydz
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and,
z= ∫∫∫ ρ.z dxdydz / ∫∫∫ ρ dxdydz
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Thanks, Soumyajit Mukherjee