A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A HULL OF A VESSEL WITH BUBBLE GENERATORS

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A method for providing a hull of a vessel with bubble generators for reducing the drag of the hull includes providing at least one elongated slot in the hull, the slot having a length extending in a lateral direction of the vessel and a width extending perpendicular thereto; providing a multitude of bubble generator units, each having an inlet opening for supplying air and a bottom surface with at least one outlet opening for discharging air bubbles; and mounting the multitude of bubble generator units in the slot in a side by side manner along the length of the slot such that the slot is filled and substantially closed off by the bubble generator units, and such that the inlet openings of the bubble generator units face the interior of the hull and the bottom surfaces with the outlet openings of the bubble generator units face the exterior of the hull.

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ALFA LAVAL ROTTERDAM B V3029 AM ROTTERDAM

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KAPTEIJN, Pieter Karel Anton Hilversum, NL 8 122

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