Determine Draft of a Floating Body – Fractional Volume Submerged Example Problem
How to calculate the submerged depth of a floating body, also called “draft” or “fractional volume submerged”. This buoyancy example problem uses a truncated cone as the floating object, which has a changing cross section increasing its difficulty over box or cylinder problems.
This fluid mechanics practice problem falls in the fluid statics module of the course.
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0:00 Draft, Submerged Depth, Fractional Volume Submerged
0:40 Buoyancy Example Problem
2:51 Volume of a Truncated Cone
7:41 How to check your answer