flotation buoyancy

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• Buoyancy aid — Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by kayakers and canoeists. They are designed as a flotation aid, rather than a life saving device and have several key differences to other PFD s and life… …   Wikipedia

• Flotation — Despite the Southwest Airlines spelling of the word, the more common spelling is floatation . Flotation may refer to:*Buoyancy, the phenomenon that keeps ships from sinking *Flotation process, in process engineering, a method for the separation… …   Wikipedia

• flotation gear — noun : emergency gear carried by a landplane to provide buoyancy in case of a forced landing on water * * * flotation gear, 1. a landing gear for aircraft, incorporating floats rather than wheels. 2. any buoyant gear serving to keep an airplane… …   Useful english dictionary

• Personal flotation device — A man wearing a life vest, with another life vest hanging at the lower left. A personal flotation device (abbreviated as PFD; also referred to as, lifejacket, life preserver, Mae West, life vest, life saver, cork jacket, buoyancy aid, flotation… …   Wikipedia

• centre of buoyancy — noun the point through which the resultant of all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act; the centre of mass of the displaced water Syn: centre of cavity, centre of displacement, centre of flotation …   Wiktionary

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• Dry suit — A dry suit or drysuit provides thermal insulation or passive thermal protection to the wearer while immersed in water,[1][2][3][4] and is worn by divers, boaters, water sports enthusiasts, and others who work or play in or near cold water. A dry… …   Wikipedia

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• Pontoon effect — Note that the pontoon on the right is completely submerged, while the pontoon on the left is almost completely out of the water. [Citation title = Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race 2004 Race Report url=http://www.kineticbaltimore.com/KSR/2004/… …   Wikipedia

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