A brass weight is to be attached to the bottom of the cylinder described in Problems 5.22

Question:

A brass weight is to be attached to the bottom of the cylinder described in Problems 5.22 and 5.23, so that the cylinder will be completely submerged and neutrally buoyant in water at 95°C. The brass is to be a cylinder with the same diameter as the original cylinder shown in Fig. 5.24. What is the required thickness of the brass?

Cylinder Kerosene 750 mm at 25°C 600 mm 450-mm diameter