Shipping tonnage Size of dependable ball(D×L)(m) Remarks
50 0.5×1.0 Fisher
100 0.7×1.5-1.0×1.5 Fisher
200 1.0×1.8-1.0×2.0 Fisher, Tugboat
300-500 1.2×2.0-1.5×2.5 Fisher, Tugboat
1000 1.5×2.5-1.5×3.0 Tugboat, Transport vessel
3000 2.0×3.0-2.0×3.5
Ocean trawler, Transport vessel
10000 2.0×3.5-2.5×5.0 Transport vessel

Para super buques

A Vessel(DWT) B Vessel(DWT) Assumed fender meeting velocity (m/s) Effective movement energy (KJ) Size of dependable ball(D×L)
300,000 200,000 0.15 1230 3.3×6.5
150,000 0.15 1030 3.3×6.5
100,000 0.15 781 3.3×6.5
200,000 150,000 0.15 882 3.3×6.5
100,000 0.15 693 3.0×6.0
85,000 0.15 618 3.0×5.0
100,000 85,000 0.17 617 3.0×5.0
50,000 0.18 511 3.0×5.0
40,000 0.20 544 3.0×5.0
50,000 40,000 0.20 425 2.5×5.5
30,000 0.22 437 2.5×5.5
20,000 0.25 443 2.5×5.5
20,000 15,000 0.27 318 2.5×4.0
10,000 0.30 309 2.0×3.5
5,000 0.35 253 2.0×3.5
10,000 5,000 0.35 212 2.0×3.5
3,000 0.40 196 2.0×3.5
1,000 0.50 127 2.0×3.0

Tamaño de las piezas utilizadas durante la instalación

Size of dependable ball(D×L)(m) Steel cable(mm) Chain or nylon rope (mm) Shackle (mm) Embedded bolt (mm)
0.5×1.0 12 14 14 18
0.6×1.0 12 14 14 20
0.7×1.5 14 16 18 25
1.0×1.5 14 16 18 25
1.0×2.0 14 16 18 25
1.2×2.0 16 16 18 28
1.35×3.0 16 18 18 28
1.7×3.0 18 18 22 28
1.5×3.0 20 20 24 30
2.0×3.5 24 24 28 34
2.5×4.0 24 26 28 34
2.5×5.5 24 26 28 34
3.3×4.5 26 28 30 40
3.3×6.5 28 30 32 60