Will the buoy described in Problem 5.5 be stable if placed in the water with its axis

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Will the buoy described in Problem 5.5 be stable if placed in the water with its axis vertical?

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A buoy is a solid cylinder 0.3 m in diameter and 1.2 m long. It is made of a material with a specific weight of 7.9 kN/m3. If it floats upright, how much of its length is above the water?

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Applied Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 978-0132558921

7th edition

Authors: Robert L. Mott, Joseph A. Untener

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