Equilibrium of floating bodies: Duhamel's formula
Default

Input data

Height of center of carena

Height of center of floating mass

Height of the center of mass of the pump set

submerged volume

Moment of inertia of the area corresponding to the trace of the floating plane in the floating

Floating structure weight

Motor-pump set weight

Output data

Height of metacenter

Height of the center of mass of the set

Conclusion

Description

Given the basic characteristics of a ploating stucture, verifies if the flotation will occur in stable or unstable conditions.

References

  • Vianna, Marcos R. Mecânica dos Fluidos para Engenheiros - eBook. Belo Horizonte: Bloom, 2021.