USL Report No. 558 examines the possibility of a towline going slack, which can result from the inability of a VDS towed body to accelerate downward at as high a rate as the fantail of a ship. The report also examines the high cable tensions which can result from the sudden restoration of towline tension at some time after the slackening. The likelihood of occurrence of a slack line is a function of the ratio of fish weight to fish mass. This memorandum demonstrates the need for combining the 'G factor' characteristic and the mass of a towed body in determining the likelihood of the loss of a towed body under specific conditions.


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    Title :

    The Effect of Towed-Body Mass on Slack Towline Effects


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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