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Bollard pull is a conventional measure of the pulling (or towing) power of a watercraft.It is defined as the force (usually in tonnes-force or kilonewtons (kN)) exerted by a vessel under full power, on a shore-mounted bollard through a tow-line, commonly measured in a practical test (but sometimes simulated) under test conditions that include calm water, no tide, level trim, and sufficient ...
From the table it is evident why one seldom sees a sheet (a rope to the loose side of a sail) wound more than three turns around a winch. The force gain would be extreme besides being counter-productive since there is risk of a riding turn, result being that the sheet will foul, form a knot and not run out when eased (by slacking grip on the tail (free end)).
Mellum: 5 nmi (9.3 km) southwest off Heligoland, bollard pull of 100 t [12] Neuwerk: 5 nmi (9.3 km) southwest off Süderoogsand (Nordfriesland), bollard pull of 113 t [13] Baltic Sea. Bülk: Kiel Fjord, bollard pull of 40 t [14] Scharhörn: Hohwacht Bay (between Kiel and Fehmarn), bollard pull of 40 t [15] Baltic: Warnemünde, 127 t of bollard ...
This is a list of barrages and headworks in Pakistan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Picture Name River Year completed Ref. Munda Headworks Swat: 1931 [1] Punjab.
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