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Badronnisa Y.
BOUYANCY
FB gV
V= volume of fluid displaced
The force acting through the centroid of the volume of
fluid displaced which is known as center of buoyancy.
Badronnisa Y.
BOUYANCY
Buoyancy force for a body immersed in two fluids
Fluid 1
R R1
1
. G1
Fluid 2
2
.G2
R2 Badronnisa Y.
BOUYANCY
Buoyancy force on upper part acting through G1
gV1
Buoyancy force on lower part acting through G2
gV2
Total Buoyancy Force, R
R gV1 gV2
Badronnisa Y.
STABILITY OF SUBMERGED BODY
G .
.B
R
Badronnisa Y.
STABILITY OF FLOATING BODY
.G
.B . B'
R Badronnisa Y.
W
STABILITY OF FLOATING BODY
Badronnisa Y.
STABILITY OF FLOATING BODY
Determination of GM
I
GM CG
V
GM = Metacentric height
I = Second moment of area (or moment of inertia)
V = Volume of liquid displaced
CG = Distance between center of buoyancy and center of gravity
Badronnisa Y.