Stabilized floating platforms
Abstract
The subject invention is directed to a floating platform for supporting nuclear reactors and the like at selected offshore sites. The platform is provided with a stabilizer mechanism which significantly reduces the effects of wave action upon the platform and which comprises a pair of relatively small floats attached by rigid booms to the platform at locations spaced therefrom for reducing wave pitch, acceleration, and the resonance period of the wave.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UNION CARBIDE CORP
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862631
- Patent Number(s):
- 3978805
- Assignee:
- Unites States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B63 - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS B63B - SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- stabilized; floating; platforms; subject; directed; platform; supporting; nuclear; reactors; selected; offshore; sites; provided; stabilizer; mechanism; significantly; reduces; effects; wave; action; comprises; pair; relatively; floats; attached; rigid; booms; locations; spaced; therefrom; reducing; pitch; acceleration; resonance; period; significantly reduce; nuclear reactors; nuclear reactor; significantly reduces; spaced therefrom; reducing wave; /114/441/
Citation Formats
Thomas, David G. Stabilized floating platforms. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Thomas, David G. Stabilized floating platforms. United States.
Thomas, David G. Thu .
"Stabilized floating platforms". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862631.
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title = {Stabilized floating platforms},
author = {Thomas, David G},
abstractNote = {The subject invention is directed to a floating platform for supporting nuclear reactors and the like at selected offshore sites. The platform is provided with a stabilizer mechanism which significantly reduces the effects of wave action upon the platform and which comprises a pair of relatively small floats attached by rigid booms to the platform at locations spaced therefrom for reducing wave pitch, acceleration, and the resonance period of the wave.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
}
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