Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
A body floats in stable equilibrium

When its e.g. is below its center of buoyancy
Metacentre has nothing to do with position of e.g. for determining stability
When the metacentre is above e.g.
When its meatcentric height is zero

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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
A closed tank containing water is moving in a horizontal direction along a straight line at a constant speed. The tank also contains a steel ball and a bubble of air. If the tank is decelerated horizontally, theni) the ball will move to the frontii) the bubble will move to the frontiii) the ball will move to the reariv) the bubble will move to the rear Find out which of the above statements are correct ?

(iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (ii)

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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
The conditions for the stable equilibrium of a floating body are

the meta-center should lie above the center of gravity
all the above are correct
a righting couple should be formed
the center of buoyancy and the center of gravity must lie on the same vertical line

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