LIST OF FIGURES 



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Figure 1 - Forces Acting on an Element of Cable 2 



Figure 2 - Photograph of the Towcable and Towed Body . 4 



Figure 3 - Schematic Diagram of the Towing Arrangement 7 



Figure 4 - Measured Cable Tension at the Ship as a Function 



of Speed for the 280-Foot Nominal Cable Scope 8 



Figure 5 - Measured Depth as a Function of Speed for the 



280-Foot Nominal Cable Scope . 9 



Figure 6 - Measured Cable Angle at the Towing Ship as a 



Function of Speed for the 280-Foot Nominal Cable 



Scope 9 



Figure 7 - Measured Cable Angle and Tension at the Body as 



a Function of Speed 11 



Figure 8 - Method 1 - Effect of Variation of f-Value on Tension 

 at Ship for a Drag Coefficient of 1 . 5 and a - Cable 

 Scope of 280 Feet 12 



Figure 9 - Method 1 - Effect of Variation of Drag Coefficient 

 on Body Depth for an f-Value of 0.02 and a Cable 

 Scope of 280 Feet 13 



Figure 10 -Method 1 - Effect of Variation of Drag Coefficient 

 on Cable Angle at Ship for an f-Value of 0.02 and 

 a Cable Scope of 280 Feet 13 



Figure 11 -Method 2 - Effect of Variation of Drag Coefficient 



on Tension at Ship for Cable Scope of 280 Feet 14 



Figure 12 -Method 2 - Effect of Variation of Drag Coefficient 



on Body Depth for Cable Scope of 280 Feet 15 



Figure 13 -Method 2 - Effect of Variation of Drag Coefficient 



on Cable Angle at Ship for Cable Scope of 280 Feet .... 15 



Figure 14 - Comparison of Measured and Predicted Cable 



Tension at the Towing Ship as a Function of Speed 



for a Nominal Cable Scope of 280 Feet 17 



Figure 15 - Comparison of Measured and Predicted Body Depth 

 as a Function of Speed for a Nominal Cable Scope 

 of 280 Feet 18 



Figure 16 - Comparison of Measured and Predicted Cable Angle 

 at the Towing Ship as a Function of Speed for a 

 Nominal Cable Scope of 280 Feet 18 



