Floating platform and method of floating state keeping and stability control during loading and unloading process
US9834287B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B35/4413
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a floating platform, wherein multiple layers of compartments are configured along the height direction of the floating platform, and the center of gravity of each layer of compartments in a full-load process and a loading and unloading process is always located on a vertical line where the whole center of gravity of the floating platform is located; the multiple annular compartments are of equal-ratio subdivision in volume: the volume ratio of every two adjacent upper and lower annular compartments is inversely proportional to the density of liquid stored in the compartments; in the practical loading process, the floating platform is always kept at a constant displacement to maintain the waterplane unchanged by adjusting crude oil or seawater loaded in different layers of compartments, and thus the floating plate always has optimal hydrodynamic performance.
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