THE DYNAMICS OF SIMPLE DEEP-SEA BUOY MOORING

Abstract

The dynamics of buoy mooring ropes under conditions typical of the open sea were simulated in an analog computer. Motions sufficient to cause significant errors in current meters were found in the ropes. Dynamic tensions rising to dangerous values were found in short, taut, steel ropes. Lesser tensions were found in nylon ropes. Rope shapes in ocean currents varying with depth also were obtained incidental to the principal study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0623959

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  • Bion E. Henderson
  • Robert G. Paquette

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  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

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  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Analog Computers
  • Birds
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Standing Waves
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • United States

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
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