Roll motion damping device for a floating body
AssigneeZentech, Inc.
InventorHin Chiu
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to techniques for reducing roll motion experienced by a floating vessel. The disclosure reveals several different techniques for damping roll motion, which may be used alone or in conjunction to stabilize a floating vessel. A typical disclosed embodiment of a roll motion damping device would employ a sponson on each side of the vessel. Each sponson would typically encompass one or more baffles. And a wing keel could be located on the outside of each sponson. When all of these features are used in conjunction, they work synergistically to maximize the resistance to roll experienced by the floating vessel.
Claims30
A roll motion damping device for a vessel floating in a body of water comprising:
- a sponson disposed alongside the floating vessel;
- and
- a wing keel connected to the sponson.
A roll motion damping device comprising:
- a sponson located alongside a floating vessel and rigidly attached to the hull of the floating vessel;
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- a plurality of baffles disposed within the sponson, each baffle capable of inducing a viscous drag force.
A floating vessel comprising a roll motion damping device, the roll motion damping device comprising:
- a pair of sponsons, one located on each side of a floating vessel, and each rigidly attached to the hull of the floating vessel;
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- a plurality of baffles disposed within each sponson for providing a damping effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.