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Shuangxing Du
Ansys Employee

The cross sectional area of the tube is A=pi/4*(10.5^2-10.0^2) = 8m^2. The length of the tube could be L=4800t/7.8/A=77m.  The displaced volumn of the foodable tube should be about A*L=616m^3. Is the total displaced volume of 8050^3 mainly contributed by the floating structure?