DESCRIPTION:- A pontoon is allowed to float in a small tank having a transparent side.

Removable steel strips placed in the model for the purpose of changing the weight of the

model. Displacement of weight is measured with the help of a scale. By means of a

pendulum (consisting of a weight suspended to a long pointer) the angle of tilt can be

measured on a graduated arc.For tilting the ship model, a cross bar with two movable

hangers is fixed on the model. Pendulum and graduated arc are suitably fixed at the

center of the cross bar. A set of weights is supplied with the apparatus.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Ø Material : Stainless Steel / M.S. Pontoon

Ø Pontoon : Size 300 x 150 mm with a Horizontal Guide

Bar for aliding weight.

Ø Water Tank : 600 x 400 x 400 mm (Approx.)

Ø Window of Tank : Perspex

EXPERIMENTS :- Determination of the Metacentric height and position of the

Metacentric height with angle of heel of ship model.