Layered Fluids

Relative Equilibrium Rotation

P ! Hh !

lb N ! 2 2 ft m

h!

r 2[ 2 2g
rad s

H!

lb N ! 3 3 ft m

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F ! PA ! lb ! N
e! I GH sin U ! ft F wL3 12

P!

Vr 2[ 2  Vgz 2

I G ( square) ! w ! HV ! N

FB ! HVsubmerged ! N (Acts upon the centroid

of the submerged portion)

FV ! HVabove ! N
xquartercir le ! 4r 3T

Stability

M G ! M B  BG (Metacentric height) MB ! I0 , V=top view through original line Vsub Tr 4 4

I 0 (circle) !

M G u 0, stable M G 0, unstable ytriangle ! h 3