THE CALCULATION OF SHIP RESISTANCE: AN APPLICATION OF GUILLOTON'S METHOD

Resistance experiments with a double parabolic model in a dilute polymer solution, show that large reductions in skin friction coefficient have negligible effect on the wave making resistance. Guilloton has shown how the real form which corresponds to a 'linearised' hull may be found for an inviscid fluid. By an extension of this process, it is possible to obtain any required arbitrary hull. Using this extension, the wave making properties, the pressure distribution, sinkage and trim of the double parabolic model have been calculated at a number of speeds. These calculated values have been compared with the experimental results previously published by Shearer and Cross. The comparison suggests that the Guilloton transformation avoids the error involved in relaxing the linearised conditions and so avoids the necessity of subsequent empirical corrections. There is some mention of blockage effects and of the limitations in the use of polymer solutions for general study of ship resistance.

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  Royal Institution of Naval Architects

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  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Emerson, A
• Publication Date: 1967-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 241-248
• Serial:
  • Royal Institution of Naval Architects Transactions
  • Volume: 109
  • Issue Number: 3
  • ISSN: 0035-8967

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Additives; Fluid resistance; Hulls; Polymers; Ship motion; Ships; Skin friction; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Polymer additives
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057141
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Texas A&M University, College Station
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 1974 12:00AM