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block coefficient
noun
, Naval Architecture.
- the ratio of the immersed volume of a vessel to the product of its immersed draft, length, and beam.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of block coefficient1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
The modern bulk freighter is a vessel 600 ft. long, 58 ft. beam, capable of carrying 14,000 tons on 20 ft. draught, built with a midship section practically rectangular, the coefficient frequently as high as .98, with about two-thirds of the entire length absolutely straight, giving a block coefficient up to .87.
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Speed Block coefficient Midship section coefficient Prismatic midship section coefficient D2/ 3 × S3 I.H.P.
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