CHOSEN DESIGN FOR FLOATATION DEVICE
PROCEDURE DIAGRAM FOR CONVEYANCE OF TOWER Source: Primary Image
Created: 14th December 2011
After much deliberation, our final decision was that the sixth design idea transpired as the strongest competitor, and indeed the one with the greatest prospects for functional effectiveness and success. The design works such that the tower may be built in a dry dock, and that dock is then flooded upon completion of the tower so as to float it, in readiness for being moved out to the required location. Once the water has lifted the tower off the ground to a satisfactory level, and the water level inside the dock is equivocal to that of the sea on the far side of the dock-gates, they are opened, and the tower’s journey begins. This launch procedure would have to take place in the mid- to late afternoon, because this is high tide on the North Sea, and this is essential for ensuring that there is adequate depth in order for the tower to leave the dock without scraping on the sea floor.
The pulling power comes, in the main, from a leading ocean-going tug, whose purpose is rudimentarily to tow the tower out of the dock. The actual tow-line arrangement, in terms of number of cables and their optimum fixing positions, is to be ascertained during the testing process. Engineering Education Scheme: The Report | Chosen Design For Floatation Device
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