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RANKINE OVOID 







LENGTH OF RUN = 205 FT 











250 FT SPACING 



Figure 6 — Tow Cable Catenary with Zero Buoyancy Rankine Ovoid 



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ROFILE WHEN OVOID HAS MOVED THROUGH A DISTANCE OF 72 FT 

 ROFILE WHEN OVOID HAS MOVED THROUGH A DISTANCE OF 92 FT 

 ROFILE WHEN OVOID HAS MOVED THROUGH A DISTANCE OF 102 FT 























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DISTANCE BEHIND M1DPLANE OF OVID IN FEET 



Figure 7 — Centerline Wave Profiles of a Rankine Ovoid as a Function 

 of Length of Run 



Ovoid length = 9 ft, submergence depth = 3 ft, U = 10 ft/sec, F f = 1.02. 



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