TABLE 2.2 ASSUMED SUBSCRFACE CURRENTS SOUTHEST
OF ENIWETOK ATOLL
Derived from tne SIO survey of 1536.
Depth
Current
R
-
TABLE 2.3
tt sec
Oro
166
180 10
©6300
Bud ta.
450
48) lo
600
600 so
«750
730 ta 900
44, 10 1,056
1.69
1.39%
11S
o.92
0.73
6.65
O37
T,G@3u to 1,206
14S
1,298 to 1,350
1,386 to 3,500
42
4.33
1,800 0 1,639
we?
Beiow 1,650
0.20
ESTIMATED DRAG FORCES ON CORACLE STATION AND ON DEEP MOORING COMPONENTS
Coracle Staton
Water Drag
Q-knoe
currents
ib
Miaimum
ib
0.23
Maximum
Deep Mooring Components (1,200 fatroms)
Wind Drag
Sree and
PS-knot
20-knor
23-knot
wind
wind
wind
clamps .neis
ib
13
30
\b
2.0
26
Diameter Orag
in
ib
3.2
45
76
N ‘
Submerged
Float
Diameter Drag
fk
» tenbine Surface Flea
2
°
plastic:
diameter)
Drag
\b
1b
Drag
to
1
12.9
2.6
2.0
4c¢
2.5 each®
be
a
15.6
18.2
2.3
3.0
2.3
2.7
14d
lat
2.8 each®
2.5 each*
* Estimated total drag for buoyant line with five floats and d. sconnect linkages = 29.2 pounds.
TABLE 2.4
ESTIMATED EXCURSION AND DEPRESSION OF 1,200-FATHOM MOOR
Cable
Submerged
rr
%
y
te
rae
ve
36
vs
Me
Gross
Float
Buoyancy
tt
2.6
2.8
3.0
2.8
2.8
3.0
2.6
2.8
2.0
1
587
733
900
587
733
900
$87
733
900
Diameter
of Float
Net
Buovancy
of Float
Ib
487
633
800
487
633
800
487
633
800
Cab.e
Tension
at Anchor
Excursion
Maimum
7b
284
430
598
148
306
474
8g
208
73
ft
600
450
350
978
e283
450
1,950
900
600
ESTIMATED EXCURSION AND DEPRESSION OF 400-FATHOM MOOR
Cabse
DB
Submerged
Float
sa
ur
\,
,
So
sy
an
6
a
a
Diameter
ft
2.6
2.8
3.0
26
28
ae
268
2.8
3.0
Gross
Buoyancy
of Float
Ib
Net
Buoyane)
of Float
ib
Sabre
Tens.on
at Ancaoor
ib
Excursion
Misus Maxon
$
h
~
a
387
733
487
623
394
Ha
256
180
750
525
734
90%
633
800
476
644
17
125
606
425
900
387
773
900
587
aao
487
633
800
487
w32
365
Sil
79
330
125
200
17S.
150
250
M.mmum
ft
2,500
1,800
1,400
3,125
2,225
1,625
4,800
2,800
1,900
TABLE 2.5
rameter
Depression
Maximum
400
178
550
450
800
”
ft
28
14
9
28
45
a1
425
(25
90
Maximum
ft
475
200
128
750
350
225
177
650
328
Depression
Miumen Mucmum
‘
~
3
R
14
5
a?
68
3
10
5
3
12
10
6
34
129
74
42
136
73
33
-u
Diameter