METACENTRIC HEIGHT OF SHIP MODEL APPARATUS:

A) RANGE OF EXPERIMENTS:

• Determination of Metacentric height of ship.

B) SPECIFICATIONS:

• Rota mould tank of 50 litres approx. with a drain plug. A hollow ship model with balancing weights.
• Circular weights 4 pin numbers to be used as cargo or warship loads.
• Tilting weights 4 in numbers for balancing.
• A pendulum & graduated arc for measuring tilt angle.
• Piezometer.
• Protector.
• Ship Model.
• Plumb Bob.

C) SERVICES REQUIRED:

• Suitable table to mount the equipment, else it can also be kept at the ground level.
• Floor Space: 0.6 mtr X 0.4 mtr. Approximately.

D) WEIGHT: 7Kg Approx.