The metacentric height (GM) is a measurement of the initial static stability of a floating body. It is calculated as the distance between the centre of...
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Look up metacentric in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Metacentric may refer to: Metacentric height, the distance between the center of gravity of a ship...
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righting moment and metacentric height). Tumblehome is the inverse of flare, where the hull becomes narrower with increasing height. Naval architecture...
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to side caused by waves. Angle of loll Heeling (sailing) Capsizing Metacentric height Ship stability Ship motions Kemp, Peter (1976). The Oxford Companion...
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minimum metacentric height or a minimum righting moment. Because different countries may have different requirements for the minimum metacentric height, most...
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negative metacentric height) and therefore takes on an angle of heel to either port or starboard. When a vessel has negative metacentric height (GM) i.e...
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(disambiguation) Centre of gravity frame Centre of gravity wavelength Metacentric height This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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"righting arm" acting to restore a tilting ship to vertical; see metacentric height Galaxy Zoo, a crowdsourced astronomy project Gaza Strip (FIPS PUB...
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Standard gravitational parameter μ = G M {\displaystyle \mu =GM\ } Metacentric height, related to ship stability Transconductance, an electronic component...
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a large metacentric height rolls more quickly and therefore more uncomfortably for people on board; a vessel with a small metacentric height will roll...
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the protective deck was at waterline, the ships were given a large metacentric height so that they would remain stable in the event of flooding above the...
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Their crew consisted of 1,360 officers and enlisted men. They had a metacentric height of 1.74 metres (5 ft 9 in) at deep load. During the ships' modernization...
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normally and 22,560 long tons (22,922 t) at deep load. They had a metacentric height of 6 feet (1.8 m) at deep load and a complete double bottom. Their...
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tons (33,326 t), depending on the type of bulge fitted. The ships' metacentric height was 3.4 feet (1.0 m) at deep load without a bulge fitted and 5.1 feet...
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Static and dynamic forces on a boundary Laminar and turbulent flow Metacentric height and vessel stability Pump Design. Hydro-Electric Power Generation...
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freeboard at high rolling angles, so she had to be given a larger metacentric height (the vertical distance between the metacentre and the centre of gravity...
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draughts and comparing with the known hydrostatic properties. The metacentric height (GM), which dominates stability, can be estimated from the design...
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at deep load, increases of over 3,000 long tons (3,000 t). Their metacentric height declined from 6 ft (1.8 m) at deep load to 4.4 ft (1.3 m) and the...
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unfortunate side effects, including a lower center of gravity, higher metacentric height, and the loss of coal bunkers, which were employed as part of the...
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Curtis or Parsons steam turbines. Their larger beam gave them greater metacentric height, in which the Delawares were notably deficient, which improved buoyancy...
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extended up the side to the lower edge of the armor deck. She had a metacentric height of 2.54 feet (0.8 m) and was fitted with a ram bow. Texas's machinery...
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12 mph). Her crew numbered 940 officers and ratings in 1917. Her metacentric height was 3.4 feet (1.0 m) at deep load. The Revenge class was equipped...
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normally and 22,890 long tons (23,257 t) at deep load. She had a metacentric height of 5.33 feet (1.6 m) at deep load. Furious and her half-sisters were...
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them exceedingly wet even in a slight swell. They had a transverse metacentric height of 0.734 m (2 ft 4.9 in). The ships had a standard crew of 35 officers...
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forecastle deck to cure some minor structural problems forward. They had a metacentric height of 6.2 feet (1.9 m) at deep load as built as well as a complete double...
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load and 17,820 long tons (18,106 t) at deep load. Lord Nelson had a metacentric height of 5.27 feet (1.6 m) at extra deep load. The Lord Nelson class "proved...
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long tons (610 t) of ballast still left the ship with a very low metacentric height of only 1.6 feet (0.49 m) lightly loaded and 3.8 feet (1.2 m) at deep...
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the ships lost up to 62% speed and heeled over 7 degrees. With a metacentric height of 2.53 m (8 ft 4 in), larger than that of their British equivalents...
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8 m) and a draught of 12 feet 3 inches (3.7 m). The A class had a metacentric height of 1.76 feet (0.54 m) at deep load. The ships' complement was 138...
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gentle motion, though she suffered from severe roll. Her transverse metacentric height was .731 m (2 ft 4.8 in). Prinz Heinrich was crewed by 35 officers...
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