Depressor weight
A depressor weight is a device used on tow lines in nautical applications. A depressor weight can be attached to a floating or otherwise stiff line to effectively produce a catenary geometry better able to mitigate shocks associated with towing and wave impacts.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ United States Patent office google.com/patents
- ^ Whitcomb, Louis L. (2000). "Underwater Robotics: Out of the Research Laboratory and Into the Field". CiteSeerx: 10.1.1.31.5434.