Stability of Floating Bodies

Stability of Floating Bodies .

Specification Of Stability of Floating Bodies

• Investigating the stability of a floating body and determining the metacentre
• Transparent floating body with rectangular frame cross-section
• One horizontally movable clamped weight for adjusting the heel
• One vertically movable clamped weight for adjusting the centre of gravity
• Clinometer with scale for displaying the heel

Technical Data:Floating body

• L x W x H: 300x130x190mm
• Mast height: 400mm
• Horizontal scale: 180mm
• Vertical scale: 400mm
• Height scale of the floating body: 120mm
• Clinometer scale: +/- 35°

Weights

• Floating body without clamped weights: approx. 2,7kg
• Vertical clamped weight: 575g
• Horizontal clamped weight: 196g
• Tank for water: 50L