An 800 ft ship has a weight of 40,000 tons, and the area defined by the waterline

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An 800 ft ship has a weight of 40,000 tons, and the area defined by the waterline is 38,000 ft2. Will the ship take more or less draft when steaming from salt water to fresh water? How much will it settle or rise?

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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