Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals And Applications
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073380322
Author: Yunus Cengel, John Cimbala
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 3, Problem 98CP
To determine
(a)
The stability of a submerged body whose center of gravity is above the center of buoyancy.
To determine
(b)
The stability of a floating body whose center of gravity is above the center of buoyancy.
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