2007-10-27 05:41:23 · 12 answers · asked by Dianne M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
A ship is mostly empty space.
When the ship is placed into the water it will sink to a level such that the weight of the water displaced by the hull is the same as the total weight of the ship.
The air in the hull creates the bouyancy.
A 100,000 ton ship will displace 100,000 tons of water.
If the air inside the ship were replaced with water the ship will sink.
2007-10-27 05:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Archimedes' concept --the buoyant tension experienced by utilising a submerged merchandise is comparable to the load of the liquid displaced by utilising the item. So if a gaggle of water it somewhat is the comparable length as an merchandise weighs greater suitable than the component, it is going to choose for the flow a boat, in specific, floats on account that's hollow a hollowed out rock could choose for the flow
2016-09-27 23:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by ynez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes down to the weight and shape of the big ship versus the cubic feet of air space it has inside the hull. Even air has weight and mass, so you have to design in the 14 pounds per square inches of weight of the air pressure, and design your ship hull to displace enough water to cover that, and the cargo you're carrying. A cubic foot of water weighs 62+ lbs, whereas a cubic foot of air is only 0.0807 lbs. So if the cubic foot displacement exceeds the amount of weight the ship is, it will float.
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2007-10-27 13:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ship or any object that floats in water displaces volume of water equal to or greater to its weight. This displaced water exerts an uptrust on the floating abject which is equal to its weight in magnitude but opposite in direction.
2007-10-27 05:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by blithfulsoul 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Steel is 7 times heavier then water, if you create a steel box eight times bigger then the steel you use, it swims.
2007-10-27 17:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ship is lighter than the water it displaces.
2007-10-27 06:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the shape of the hull and the amount of water that it displaces.
http://www.k-sea.com/faq's.htm
This site has a simple explanation on it with some good pictures.
2007-10-27 05:45:47 · answer #7 · answered by NuKS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weight of boat equals less than weight of water it displaces
2007-10-27 07:13:08 · answer #8 · answered by Evan I 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is air inside which creates buoyancy and keeps it floating.
2007-10-27 05:44:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displacement_%28fluid%29
2007-10-27 06:00:16 · answer #10 · answered by kim 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋