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block coefficient

noun

, Naval Architecture.
  1. 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.

Speed Block coefficient Midship section coefficient Prismatic midship section coefficient D2/ 3  × S3 I.H.P.

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