• DocumentCode
    2783020
  • Title

    High performance winch and synthetic rope systems for workboats, tug boats, and commercial marine applications

  • Author

    Griffin, B.A.

  • Author_Institution
    B.A. Griffin Associates, Inc., Bainbridge Island, WA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    9-12 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    1900
  • Abstract
    Design engineering issues of North American high performance UHMWPE rope and winch systems are presented, with special reference to ship assist and tanker escort winches, ropes, and fittings for tugboats in the 4000 to 10000 hp range. Other UHMWPE winch applications are mentioned
  • Keywords
    boats; design engineering; winches; North American high performance UHMWPE rope; commercial marine applications; design engineering; ship assist; synthetic rope systems; tanker escort; tug boats; winch; workboats; Boats; Design engineering; Machinery; Marine vehicles; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Petroleum; Steel; Winches; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS '04. MTTS/IEEE TECHNO-OCEAN '04
  • Conference_Location
    Kobe
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8669-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.2004.1406435
  • Filename
    1406435