block coefficient

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Diagram of the calculation of the block coefficient of a vessel, showing the rectangular prism to which the volume of the submerged hull (peach) is compared.

Noun

block coefficient (plural block coefficients)

  1. (nautical, engineering) The proportion occupied, by the submerged portion of a ship's or boat's hull, of a rectangular prism with dimensions equal to the maximum beam of the submerged portion of the hull, the length of the submerged portion of the hull, and the draft of the vessel.

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