A method of filling a chamber with buoyant macrospheres (10) comprises placing a mass of the spheres into a mould cavity (24). In the mould cavity, packing of the spheres is optimised to form an optimally-packed mass, followed by fixing the spheres in the optimally-packed mass to form a block (28). The block is then transferred from the mould cavity into the chamber while the spheres of the block remain fixed in the optimally-packed mass. This method enables the production of a buoyant element comprising an envelope (50, 52) defining an internal chamber that contains a mass of buoyant macrospheres (10) each with an external diameter of at least 5mm, packed with a packing factor of at least 50%.


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    Title :

    Construction of buoyant elements comprising packed macrospheres


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-11-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / F16L PIPES , Rohre



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