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headrope

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headrope [′hed ‚rōp]
(mining engineering)
In rope haulage, that rope used to pull the loaded transportation device toward the discharge point.
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The main trawl was a two-seam Alfredo bottom trawl (with headrope and footrope lengths of 36 and 54.
An assessment of discard mortality for two Alaskan crab species, ... by Stoner, Allan W.; Rose, Craig S.; Munk, J. Eric; Hammond, Carwyn F.; Davis, Michael W. / Fishery Bulletin
At a difference of 7 m in warp length, the NOAA 4% threshold value for the 83112 Eastern survey trawl used in our study, we found no effect on the acoustic-based measures of door spread, wing spread, and headrope height off-bottom.
Variation in trawl geometry due to unequal warp length by Weinberg, Kenneth L.; Somerton, David A. / Fishery Bulletin
net spread, door spread, and headrope height); 2) footrope distance off-bottom; and 3) bridle distance off-bottom--were compared among hauls by using either of two autotrawl systems (equal tension and net symmetry) and hauls conducted with towing cables of equal length and locked winches.
The effect of autotrawl systems on the performance of a survey trawl by Kotwicki, Stan; Weinberg, Kenneth L.; Somerton, David A. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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