A method of filling a chamber with buoyant macrospheres places a mass of the spheres into a mould cavity. In the mould cavity, packing of the spheres is optimized to form an optimally-packed mass, followed by fixing the spheres in the optimally-packed mass to form a block. 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 defining an internal chamber that contains a mass of buoyant macrospheres each with an external diameter of at least 5 mm, packed with a packing factor of at least 50%.


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    Title :

    CONSTRUCTION OF BUOYANT ELEMENTS COMPRISING PACKED MACROSPHERES


    Additional title:

    KONSTRUKTION VON SCHWIMMENDEN ELEMENTEN MIT VERPACKTEN MAKROSPHÄREN
    CONSTRUCTION D'ÉLÉMENTS FLOTTANTS COMPRENANT DES MACROSPHÈRES TASSÉES


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    Publication date :

    2020-06-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F16L PIPES , Rohre / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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