Which statement about the free surface effect is TRUE?
A. It increases in direct proportion to the length of the tank times the breadth squared.
B. It decreases at increased angles of heel due to pocketing when a tank is 90% full.
C. It decreases in direct proportion to increasing specific gravity of the liquid in the tank.
D. In practice, the correction is considered to be a virtual reduction of KG.
A. It increases in direct proportion to the length of the tank times the breadth squared.
B. It decreases at increased angles of heel due to pocketing when a tank is 90% full.
C. It decreases in direct proportion to increasing specific gravity of the liquid in the tank.
D. In practice, the correction is considered to be a virtual reduction of KG.
As the other ones are NOT true, it must be answer B.
ReplyDeleteYes, the best answer is B.
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