... Abstract Drag coefficients and flow-induced vibrations of a long vertical tow cable are measured under steady and unsteady towing conditions. The steady-state drag coefficients range from 2.2 to 2.5. For unsteady towing conditions, the drag coefficient was lower by as much as 40%, depending...

... ABSTRACT In the design and analysis of multi-leg mooring systems, it is significant, but difficult, to determine the tensions in the mooring legs. The analysis is complicated primarily because of the nonlinear behavior of the cables. The equilibrium equations of the moored body...

... by stretching along its tangential direction. It is therefore evident that, for sufficiently high frequencies, the nonlinear dynamic response of an elastic cable in deep water is dominated by its elastic stiffness, the reduction of which would improve the dynamic performance of the line_ This can be achieved...

... Abstract Towed underwater vehicle systems are influenced significantly by the presence of the cable, especially in deep water where cable drag and inertial effects are as important as, or even more important than, the drag and mass of the vehicle Itself This paper describes a numerical...