REDUCTION OF WAVE-BREAKING RESISTANCE BY MHI-BOW

This new hull form is described and performance under full load and ballast conditions compared with a conventional hull for oil tankers and bulk carriers. Results indicated the proprietary design reduced wave-breaking resistance and achieved high propulsive performance.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited

  5-1 Marunouchi, 2-chome, Chiyoda-Ku
  Tokyo 100,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Taniguchi, K
  • Tamura, K
  • Baba, E
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 62-69
• Serial:
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 1
  • ISSN: 0026-6817

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bows; Force; Hulls; Hydrodynamics; Performance; Propulsion; Tankers; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Bow forces; Bulbous bows; Propulsive performance; Wave force analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044406
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1973 12:00AM