Metacentric Height Apparatus
Product Code : LSK-TWL-10818
Metacentric Height Apparatus (SKU LSK-TWL-10818) floats a flat-bottomed ship model in a water tank so students can tilt it with known weights, read the angle of heel and calculate its metacentric height. It is a standard stability-of-floating-bodies experiment in civil, mechanical and marine engineering fluid mechanics labs. Science Lab Supplies manufactures it at its factory at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and supplies colleges, tender contractors and distributors directly.
Specifications
The ship model, tank and weights of the metacentric height apparatus are specified in the table below. In short, a 380 x 250 x 170 mm flat-bottomed, semi-circular ship model with a crossbar of movable weights floats in a 60 x 60 x 30 cm tank that has a transparent front, an epoxy-painted interior and a piezometer tube.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-TWL-10818 |
| Ship model type | Flat-bottomed, semi-circular |
| Ship model size | 380 x 250 x 170 mm |
| Test conditions | Loaded and unloaded |
| Loading | Load can be placed on the deck or at the base |
| Heel adjustment | Crossbar with movable weights at known distances from the vertical axis through C.G. |
| Angle of heel | Pointer, up to +/-15° |
| Extra weights | 5 hanging weights, 50 g each |
| Tank size | 60 x 60 x 30 cm |
| Tank front | Transparent sheet |
| Tank interior | Epoxy painted to prevent rust |
| Water level | Piezometer tube on the tank |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Metacentric Height Apparatus
The apparatus determines the metacentric height of the ship model in loaded and unloaded conditions. Moving a weight across the crossbar tilts the model, and the heel angle read on the pointer, with the known weight and shift, gives the metacentric height and shows whether the vessel is stable.
- B.Tech/B.E. civil and mechanical engineering: stability of floating bodies in the fluid mechanics lab.
- Marine and naval architecture courses: effect of loading position on ship stability.
- Polytechnic diploma practicals: buoyancy, centre of gravity and metacentre, building on Archimedes' principle shown with the Archimedes' Principal Demonstration Set and an Overflow Vessel (Eureka Can).
- Comparing loads on the deck with loads at the base using the 50 g hanging weights.
Standard Scope of Supply
The apparatus comes with the flat-bottomed ship model and its crossbar with movable weights, the heel pointer, five 50 g hanging weights, and the 60 x 60 x 30 cm tank with transparent front sheet and piezometer tube. The tank is filled with water at the laboratory.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Ask for a quotation for a single apparatus or for a complete fluid mechanics lab. The document will give packing, delivery time and price for your quantity, and other hydraulics benches, such as the flow and hydrostatics rigs listed below, can be quoted together with it.
As a registered exporter with an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Malaysia, Peru, Egypt and Iraq. Questions on the metacentric height apparatus are answered via the contact page; to bundle it with other rigs, use the enquiry cart, and for tender purchases see the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is metacentric height and why measure it?
It is the distance between a floating body's centre of gravity and its metacentre. A positive value means the body returns upright after tilting, so it is the basic check of a vessel's stability.
How large is the tank and ship model?
The tank is 60 x 60 x 30 cm with a transparent front sheet, and the flat-bottomed ship model is 380 x 250 x 170 mm.
Is Science Lab Supplies the manufacturer or a trader?
Science Lab Supplies is the manufacturer. The apparatus is made at its own factory in Saha, Ambala, India, and every quotation comes directly from the factory.
Can this be supplied for a college lab tender?
Yes. Send the tender specification, quantity and delivery location through the contact page to receive an item-wise quotation for this engineering lab equipment and any other fluid mechanics items on your list.
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Browse the full Training Workshop Labs range, the Fluid Mechanics range for hydrostatics and flow modules, or all TVET lab equipment.
Last updated: 9 October 2026
