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Depressor weight

Shock reduction system in nautical tow line

Depressor weight

Shock reduction system in nautical tow line

Depressor weight implementation. The blue line indicates the unmodified tow line, while the red line indicates the shape created by the depressor weight.

A depressor weight is a device used on tow lines in nautical applications. A depressor weight can be attached to a floating or otherwise stiff line to effectively produce a catenary geometry better able to mitigate shocks associated with towing and wave impacts.

References

References

  1. [https://patents.google.com/patent/US3466787 United States Patent office] google.com/patents
  2. Whitcomb, Louis L.. (2000). "Underwater Robotics: Out of the Research Laboratory and Into the Field".
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