Effective, Equivalent, Apparent Density of a Heaped Pile of Chain
Effective, Equivalent, Apparent Density of a Heaped Pile of Chain
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I should maybe have posted this in the Puzzles forum.
I am trying to find a method to approximate the equivalent (effective) density of a pile of chain, randomly placed in a heap. Google came up blank, at least using the search terms I could think of.
My initial thought was determine an effective density of per link based on a bounding cuboid using the link overall dimensions, allowing for the linking of adjacent links. I then hoped there would be a rule of thumb that could be applied for a loose pile of cuboidal objects (such as a pile of bricks).
Any other suggestions?
The background to this is that we will be designing box/frame that will be used to store and lift the chain, so I am looking for an approximation for how much this chain could weigh depending on box size/volume. Chain will be 76mm studlink mooring chain.
None of this exists at present so I cant just weigh it, but a test could be mocked up. But at the moment this is more of a desk study so an approximation is quicker (and cheaper).
I am trying to find a method to approximate the equivalent (effective) density of a pile of chain, randomly placed in a heap. Google came up blank, at least using the search terms I could think of.
My initial thought was determine an effective density of per link based on a bounding cuboid using the link overall dimensions, allowing for the linking of adjacent links. I then hoped there would be a rule of thumb that could be applied for a loose pile of cuboidal objects (such as a pile of bricks).
Any other suggestions?
The background to this is that we will be designing box/frame that will be used to store and lift the chain, so I am looking for an approximation for how much this chain could weigh depending on box size/volume. Chain will be 76mm studlink mooring chain.
None of this exists at present so I cant just weigh it, but a test could be mocked up. But at the moment this is more of a desk study so an approximation is quicker (and cheaper).






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The battleship Texas and the aircraft carrier there in San Diego both have anchor chains that are not normal chains, they have two loops on each link, if I remember right, so stacking density for those chains would be different than a normal chain.
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http://twentytwowords.com/anchor-chain-for-the-wor...
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Uw x Vr= density
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