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US 5,626,092 AGranted
Water equilibrating arrangement
AssigneeKvaerner Masa-Yards Oy
InventorsRay Essen, Tom Degerman, Anna-Lea Rimpela, Esko Immonen
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AssigneeKvaerner Masa-Yards Oy
InventorsRay Essen, Tom Degerman, Anna-Lea Rimpela, Esko Immonen
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A water equilibrating arrangement for a marine vessel comprises a trough that is in fluid flow communication with first and second closed or closeable compartments that are separated by an essentially imperforate structure and a baffle that extends downward from the imperforate structure into the trough and defines a passage that provides fluid flow communication between the compartments. In the event that water enters one of the compartments due to damage to the vessel, water can flow rapidly into the other compartment for equilibrating water load in the two compartments. Flow of gas through the trough is prevented when a substantial portion of the trough is filled with a liquid or a flowable solid or semi-solid material.
A water equilibrating arrangement for a marine vessel having a first substantially closed or closeable compartment that is subject to being at least partly filled with water in case of damage to the vessel, a second substantially closed or closeable compartment, and an essentially imperforate structure separating the first and second compartments, said water equilibrating arrangement comprising means defining a trough that is in fluid flow communication with the first and second compartments, and baffle means that extend downward from said structure into the trough and define at least one passage that provides fluid flow communication between the first and second compartments, whereby water can flow rapidly from the first compartment into the second compartment for equilibrating water load in the first and second compartments and flow of gas through the trough is prevented when a substantial portion of the trough is filled with a flowable material.
A marine vessel comprising:
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