Protective side wall for tabular icebergs
US4200409A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1978 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/086
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vertical wall is placed next to the flank of an iceberg to retain a vertical layer of trapped water in contact with the iceberg. Zig-zag tubes are threaded through the wall at intervals so that the "elbows" in the zig-zags engage the iceberg flank to keep a fixed distance off.
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