Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volume 15American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1996 - Arctic regions |
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... tank spaces that are open to the sea at their base and enclose a column of air above the water surface . Butterfly valves above the tanks are used to either trap or release the air contained in the spaces . For a monohull the tanks are ...
... tank spaces that are open to the sea at their base and enclose a column of air above the water surface . Butterfly valves above the tanks are used to either trap or release the air contained in the spaces . For a monohull the tanks are ...
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... tanks ( called motion suppression tanks ( MSTs ) ) that are positioned on the port and starboard beams . A side elevation of such a tank is shown in Figure 1. The MST outer side walls do not need to extend to vessel keel level and there ...
... tanks ( called motion suppression tanks ( MSTs ) ) that are positioned on the port and starboard beams . A side elevation of such a tank is shown in Figure 1. The MST outer side walls do not need to extend to vessel keel level and there ...
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... tank using a linear mooring system attached to a turret positioned 75 % from the stern . The vessels were free to weathervane about the turret . The model tests require correct scaling of air tank stiffness . Conventionally dynamic ...
... tank using a linear mooring system attached to a turret positioned 75 % from the stern . The vessels were free to weathervane about the turret . The model tests require correct scaling of air tank stiffness . Conventionally dynamic ...
Contents
OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING | 1 |
Structural Mechanics | 31 |
VOLUME IB OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY | 41 |
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