METHOD OF TESTING FLOATING OBJECT MODELS WITH EXTENDED ANCHOR HOLDING SYSTEMS IN TEST TANK AND DEVICE FOR REALISING SAID METHOD Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC G01M10/00 B63B9/02 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: method involves mounting a floating object model to the bottom of a tank through anchor connections and exposing the model to external wave effects and recording experiment parametres. The model under test is mounted to the bottom of the tank using two-branched flexible connection lines with which the model is movably joined through rollers freely hung to its housing. The paired branches of the flexible connection lines have different rigidity and the ends of the branches are attached to the base of the tank in points which are spaced apart. The device has truncated anchor connections through which the model under test is attached to the base of the tank. The anchor connections are in form of two-branched flexible connection lines between branches of which there are rollers mounted on the model, which are attached to its housing mainly on a flexible connection. The second branches of the flexible lines are also fitted with an elastic element, where the elastic elements of the paired branches of the flexible connection lines have different rigidity, and the other end of the branches of the said flexible lines is attached to the base of the tank at the corresponding point at a distance from the point of attachment of the first end.

EFFECT: approximation of simulated load in anchor connections to natural conditions.

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