Name and Surname Student number

Zipho Ngxibi 227896173

Yoliswa Kete 229581765
Lihle Mbhele 229270395

stability practical
Naval Architecture 102

yoliswa kete
[email protected]
Introduction:
In this practical we were focusing on how ships remain upright and
balanced in water. Stability is crucial for safety and performance an
unstable vessel can capsize or do not behave in waves. During this
experiment, we investigated how adjusting a vessels centre of mass and
centre of buoyancy affected its stability.

Determining the Centre of Buoyancy:

Theoretical Measured
Hull
OC (mm) OB (mm) OC (mm) OB (mm)
Rectangular 2.75 79.5 35 17.5
Half-Circle 2.75 123.5 53 333
Vee-Chine 2.75 123.5 59 39.33

Determining the Centre of Gravity:

Hull Semi-circle Sail 92
Assembly
Mass (kg)
Hull Mass,mh 2,19kg Adjustabl 0,394kg
e
Mass (kg)
Ysh (mm) 78

Adjustabl 1 2 3 4 5
e
Mass Row
yj 100 150 200 250 300
OG (mm) 95 110 119 128 134

Hull Triangle Sail 92

Assembly
Mass (kg)
Hull Mass,mh 2,16kg Adjustabl 0,394kg
e
Mass (kg)
Ysh (mm) 78

Adjustabl 1 2 3 4 5
e
Mass Row
yj 95 145 195 245 295
 OG (mm) 85 125 127 138 145

Hull Rectangle Sail 92

Assembly
Mass (kg)
Hull Mass,mh 2,02kg Adjustabl 0,394kg
e
Mass (kg)
Ysh (mm) 45

Adjustabl 1 2 3 4 5
e
Mass Row
yj 55 105 155 205 255
OG (mm) 50 70 77 85 95

Determining Metacentric Height:

Hull Rectangular
Tilt Angle (degree)
Adjustabl Xj (mm)
e
Mass
Position
Yj (mm) -70 -60 - - - - - 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
50 40 30 20 10
1 9.9 8.2 7. 5.8 4.7 3.4 1.9 0. 2.0 3.5 4.6 5.8 7.1 8.3 9.8
0 7
2 10. 9.4 7. 6.5 4.9 3.5 2.1 0. 2.2 3.6 5.0 6.4 2.8 9.3 10.
5 6 7 6
3 10. 8. 7.3 5.7 3.9 2.3 0. 2.3 4.0 5.6 7.2 8.8 10.
2 7 7 1
4 8.1 6.4 4.2 2.3 0. 2.5 4.4 6.3 8.2
7
5 5.2 1.8 0. 2.0 5.1
5

Hull Semi-circle
Tilt Angle (degree)
Adjusta Xj (mm)
ble
Mass
Position
Yj (mm) -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
1 20.5 18. 15. 12. 9.3 6.4 3.3 0. 3.2 6.3 9.4 12. 15. 18. 20.
7 6 4 2 5 7 6 7
 2 28.2 24. 20 16 11. 6.9 2.2 2. 2.3 6.8 11. 15. 20. 24. 28
1 4 1 5 9 3 2
3 32. 30 26. 14. 13. 4.1 3. 4.2 12 14. 26. 30. 32.
1 8 2 9 1 4 7 2 3
4 29. 15. 6. 15. 29.
4 3 4 6 6
5

Hull Triangle
Tilt Angle (degree)
Adjustabl Xj (mm)
e
Mass
Position
Yj (mm) -70 -60 - - - - - 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
50 40 30 20 10
1 9.8 7.4 6.1 4.4 3.2 1.7 0.2 1. 0.1 1.6 3.1 4.5 6 7. 10
5 6
2 10. 9 7.2 5.5 3.8 2 0.2 1. 0.1 1.9 3.7 5.4 7.1 8. 10.
8 7 9 9
3 10. 8.7 6.6 4.4 2.3 0.4 1. 0.3 2.4 4.5 6.5 8.6 11
9 6
4 8.4 5.9 3.4 0.9 1. 0.7 3.3 5.8 8.3
8
5 4.2 1.1 2. 1.2 4.3
2
Result Analysis:

Gradient:0.0001

W =mg=( 2 , 02 ) ( 9 , 8 )=19,796 kg

W j 0,394
X m= = =0 , 0 2
W 19 ,796

Tilt Angle versus Adjustable

Mass(Semi-Circle)
25

20

15
Yj(mm)

10
f(x) = 0.000607142857142853 x + 11.52

0
-80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80

Xj(mm)

gradient=0,000 6

W =mg=( 2 , 19 ) ( 9 , 8 )=21,462 kg

W j 0,394
X m= = =0,018
W 21 , 462
 Tilt Angle versus Adjustable
Mass(Triangle)
12

10

8
Yj(mm)

4
f(x) = 0.000678571428571423 x + 4.48
2

0
-80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80

Xj(mm)

g radient =0,000 7

W =mg=( 2 , 16 ) ( 9 , 8 )=21,168 kg

W j 0,394
X m= = =0,018 6
W 21,168

Determining the Metacentric Position

Relative to the centre of Buoyancy:
3
L D3 ( 0,363 ) ( 0,203 )
I= = =0,00025
12 12
Rectangular:
3
V =LBH =( 0,079 ) ( 0,363 ) ( 0,203 )=0,00586 m
I 0,00025
BM = = =0,043
V 0 , 0 0586

Semi-circle:

V =LBH =( 0,363 ) ( 0,203 ) ( 0,1235 )=0,009 m3

0,00025
BM = =0,0278
0,009

Triangle:
3
V =LBH =( 0,363 ) ( 0,203 ) ( 0,001235 )=0,00009 m
0,00025
BM = =0,0278
0 ,00 9
Semi-circle:

BM versus OG
160
140
120 f(x) = 209.379805228088 x + 88.0543311122501

100
80
Xm

60
40
20
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
OG(MM)

Triangle:

BM versus OG
160
140 f(x) = 275.396262942285 x + 84.7835721570187
120
100
80
Xm

60
40
20
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
OG(mm)

Rectangular:
 BM versus OG
100
90 f(x) = 210 x + 43.9
80
70
60
50
Xm

40
30
20
10
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
OG(mm)

Further Analysis:
To get a neutral stability the metacentric height should be moved in a way
that GM=0 or close to zero. This includes calculating the height at which
the adjustable mass needs to be placed to satisfy this condition. To attain
neutral stability, the centre of mass and the centre of buoyancy must line
up vertically such that when an object is displaced, it neither moves back
to its initial position nor moves farther away from it.