SMALL VESSEL HULL FORM OPTIMIZATION FOR HEAVE AND PITCH PERFORMANCE

The Ship Motion Program (SMP) originally written for a mainframe computer system has been adapted for use on the IBM PC microcomputer family and subsequently applied to study ship seakeeping performance. The converted program, referred to as the Ship Seakeeping Characteristics Program (SSCP), was utilized for a parametric study on the influence of the main form parameters on heave and pitch performance for the British Ship Research Association (BSRA) trawler series of geometrically related forms. From the results of this study an optimum form has been indicated and its geometrical features defined.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Zborowski, A
  • Sainsbury, S R
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11 p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology and SNAME News
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: No.4
  • Publisher: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-3316

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Hulls; Optimization; Pitch (Dynamics); Pitch (Dynamics); Seakeeping
• Uncontrolled Terms: Heaving
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull form; Sscp (Ship seakeeping characteristics program)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656150
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM