Didactic apparatus for studying the stability of a floating body teaching aid equipment Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment

H2 Didactic apparatus for studying the stability of a floating body teaching aid equipment Fluids Engineering Experiment Equipment

Description

A training device for studying the stability of a floating body for determining the stability of a pontoon whose center of gravity, metacentric height and metacentre can be adjusted to different heights.

Supplied with a complete instructional manual with practical work (TP).

Educational holdings

This teaching equipment makes it possible to carry out the following practical exercises:

– Study of the influence of the height of the center of gravity

– Study of the influence of the horizontal position of the center of gravity

– Comparison between experimental measurements and theory

– Calculation of the angle of lodging according to the position of the center of gravity

– Research on the behavior of a partially sunk ship.

Supplied with a complete instructional manual with practical work (TP).

Specifications for tender

STUDY OF THE STABILITY OF A FLOATING BODY

The bench must allow the following pedagogical operations:

– Study of the influence of the height of the center of gravity

– Study of the influence of the horizontal position of the center of gravity

– Comparison between experimental measurements and theory

– Calculation of the angle of lodging according to the position of the center of gravity

– Research on the behavior of a partially sunk ship.

Technical specifications required:

– The device will study the stability of a body like a floating boat at the free surface of a liquid.

– It will make it possible to study the stability of a pontoon according to the height and the horizontal position of its center of gravity.

– 1 molded plastic water tank 610 x 406 x 127 mm

– 1 thin sheet metal pontoon, of rectangular section, weighted and equipped with a mast

– Useful height of the mast: 266 mm

– Pontoon moving weight: 200 g

– Adjustable mast weight: 500 g

– Angle of inclination: 8 ° on each side of the vertical

– Graduation by 1/2 degree

– 1 lead wire connected to a mast

– Dimensions: 356 x 203 x 76 mm

– User and Practical Manual