On a pragmatic force criterion for the design of a navigation lock filling and emptying system
Verelst, K.; Vercruysse, J.B.; De Mulder, T. (2013). On a pragmatic force criterion for the design of a navigation lock filling and emptying system, in: Vantorre, M. et al. (Ed.) Third international conference on ship manoeuvring in shallow and confined water: with non-exclusive focus on ship behaviour in locks, 3-5 June 2013, Ghent, Belgium. pp. 325-335
In: Vantorre, M. et al. (Ed.) (2013). Third international conference on ship manoeuvring in shallow and confined water: with non-exclusive focus on ship behaviour in locks, 3-5 June 2013, Ghent, Belgium. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects/Ghent University/Flanders Hydraulics Research: London. ISBN 978-1-909024-17-5. 352 pp., more
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Document type: Conference paper
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Emptying
Filling
Locks (Waterways)
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Prior to the design of the filling and emptying system for a new maritime lock in the harbour of Zeebrugge, a measuring campaign in a similar lock, the Vandamme lock, was carried out. During this campaign the variation of the water surface in the lock was measured. Consequently the end-to-end water surface slopes were calculated. Based on these data and based on the experience of the lock authorities that in the actual situation vessels similar to the design vessel of the new lock transit the Vandamme lock without encountering any problems, a pragmatic criterion for the maximum allowable force on the design vessel for the new lock is derived. This pragmatic criterion was adopted to verify the maximum longitudinal force on the design ship predicted with the numerical model during the preliminary design of the filling and emptying system of the new lock. |
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