Harry Way Experiment to Measure Metacentric Height GMT of a rectangular barge Aims objectives To see how changing the

position of the vertical centre of gravity and the addition of a free surface effects the stability of a rectangular pontoon. Methology refer to lab sheet Draft of Barge = 1.48 kg =1.48e-3m^3 T=1.48e-3/LB = 0.0211m Measured Draft = 0.0211m Case 1 - Vertical sliding mass at 70mm Calulation of GMT GMT=KB + BMT KG BMT=JT/ = LB^3 / 12 = 0.1576 KB= half draught = 0.01055m KG = 71mm GMT = 0.0972 m Table of Results distance port of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 angle of heel/ 0.75 1.5 2.25 3 4 5.5 6.25 angle of heel/ 0.5 1 2 2.5 3.6 4.75 6.5 GMT/m 0.078713 0.078699 0.078677 0.078645 0.088413 0.085609 0.094086 GMT/m 0.118073 0.118064 0.088521 0.094401 0.098267 0.099204 0.090438

distance starboard of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50

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0.14 0.12 0.1 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

GMT/m

Angle of heel/
GMT (Port) GMT (Starboard)

Graphical calculation of GMT (average) Y intercept calculated using excel GMT = 0.0744 + 0.1123/2 = 0.09335m

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Case2 Vertical Sliding Mass at Scale Calculation of GMT GMT=KB + BMT (KGcase1+ KG) KB = 0.01055m BMT=0.1576m KGcase1+ KG = 71mm + moment /mass = 71mm 10.878mm = 60.122mm GMT=0.1080 Table of Results Distance Port of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 angle of heel/ 0.75 1.25 2 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.75 GMT/m 0.078713 0.094446 0.088521 0.094401 0.101082 0.10474 0.10233 GMT/m 0.118073 0.118064 0.110667 0.094401 0.101082 0.10474 0.107012

Distance starboard of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50

angle of heel/ 0.5 1 1.6 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5

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0.14

0.12

0.1

GMT/m

0.08

0.06

0.04

0.02

0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Angle of heel/
GMT (port) GMT (Starboard)

Graph - case 2

Graphical calculation of GMT GMT= (0.0826 +0.1148)/2 =0.0987m

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Case 3 vertical sliding mass at 160mm Calculation of GMT GMT=KB + BMT (KGcase2+ KG) KB = 0.01055m BMT=0.1576m KGcase2+ KG = 60.122mm + moment/mass = 84.987 mm GMT= 0.083163m Table of Results Distance Port of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 angle of heel/ 1 2 2.6 3.4 5 6.5 8 angle of heel/ 0.5 1.2 2.5 3 4.5 6 7.5 GMT/m 0.059032 0.059014 0.068074 0.069375 0.070666 0.07235 0.073317 GMT/m 0.118073 0.098382 0.0708 0.078645 0.078555 0.078429 0.078267

Distance starboard of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50

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Graph case 3

0.14 0.12 0.1

GMT/m

0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Angle of heel/
GMT (Port) GMT (starboard) Linear (GMT (starboard))

Graphical calculation of GMT (0.0591+0.101)/2 = 0.08005m

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Case 4 addition of free surface (0.15kg of water) Calculation of GMT GMT=KB + BMT (KGcase2+ KG) KB = new/2000LB = 1.63/2000LB = 11.64mm BMT=JT/new = 0.143m New KG = (KGcase 2xmasscase 2)/massnew = 0.05466m GMT=-0.04296m Table of results Distance Port of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50 angle of heel/ 2.75 4 5 6 7.5 8.5 10 angle of heel/ 1.5 3 4.5 6 7 8.5 10 GMT/m 0.021452 0.029471 0.035333 0.039215 0.04696 0.055157 0.058437 GMT/m 0.03935 0.039323 0.039278 0.039215 0.050352 0.055157 0.058437

Distance starboard of horizontal sliding mass/mm 5 10 15 20 30 40 50

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Graph case 4

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0.07 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0 0 2 4 GMT (Port) 6 GMT (starboard) 8 10 12

Graphical calculation of GMT (0.0083+0.0313)/2 = 0.0198m

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Discussion of results For cases 1 to 3 my graphically calculated results for GMT were no more than 8% different than the mathematically calculated result for GMT. However for case 4 my graphical result was 50% different to my mathematically calculated result. The difference between calculated results and graphical results are due to inaccurate measuring of the angle of heel and the distance of the vertical and horizontal weights. In addition, the graphical method is an average and this means it is not quite the true value. In conclusion the results suggest that as you increase the centre of gravity of a vessel, the length GMT is shortened. As a result the righting lever (GZ) is shortened. Therefore the moment to return the pontoon to the upright position is reduced. With the addition of a free surface, as the ship heels the liquid moves to remain level. This causes the liquids centre of gravity to move, which effectively moves the VCG of the pontoon closer to the transverse metacentre so GMT decreases and therefore righting moment of the ship decreases. This means that on a real ship the centre of gravity must be as low as possible to make GMT as long as possible, creating a larger righting moment. Also free surfaces should be split up into several smaller tanks so that the liquids VCG is unable to move as much as it would in one large tank.