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Naval architecture

the loss of stability when liquid in partly filled tanks shifts as a ship heels, acting like a rise in the centre of gravity.

In naval architecture, free surface effect refers to the loss of stability when liquid in partly filled tanks shifts as a ship heels, acting like a rise in the centre of gravity. This meaning comes from Rawson (2001) in Basic ship theory.[1]

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References

Rawson, K. J., & Tupper, E. C. (2001). Basic ship theory (5th ed., Vol. 1). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 9780750653961

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