单词 | block coefficient |
释义 | > as lemmasblock coefficient block coefficient n. Shipbuilding the ratio of the volume of the immersed part of a vessel's hull to the volume of a rectangular block of the same length, width, and height as the immersed hull.A high block coefficient indicates a full-bodied vessel and a low coefficient one with a finer profile, more suited to speed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > shipbuilding > degree of fineness of hull block coefficient1901 1882 Trans. Inst. Naval Architects 23 249 If we had two steamers at similar proportional draughts, and both had the same coefficients of load water-line, the one with the smallest block coefficient of displacement would have the highest series of metacentres. 1901 Feilden's Mag. 4 421/1 In every case it is advisable also to calculate the value of the ‘block coefficient’ or so-called coefficient of fineness. 2021 K.-H. Grote & H. Hefazi Springer Handbk. Mech. Engin. (ed. 2) xxv. 1142/1 A low block coefficient is associated with lower resistance, thus enabling higher speeds to be reached. < as lemmas |
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