Free surface effect
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free-surface-effect-317-1643715
title:
Free surface effect
text:
The free surface effect is a mechanism which can cause a watercraft to become unstable and capsize. It refers to the tendency of liquids — and of unbound aggregates of small solid objects, like seeds, gravel, or crushed ore, whose behavior approximates that of liquids — to move in response to changes in the attitude of a craft's cargo holds, decks, or liquid tanks in reaction to operator-induced motions. When referring to the free surface effect, the condition of a tank that is not full is descr
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description:
Effect of liquids in slack tanks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_surface_effect
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date modified:
2024-02-29T16:46:23Z
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