THE HULL FORM AND STABILITY OF AIR CUSHION BARGE

This presentation describes model tests that were carried out at Harbor Shipbuilding Engineering Institute and at Shanghai Shipbuilding Institute to analyze the hull form characteristics and stability of an air cushion barge of 600 tons displacement. Some measures for improving the floating condition and stability of this barge type are suggested. According to the authors, the air cushion barge is suitable for inland low-speed transportation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Su, Y C
  • Huang, X R
• Conference:
  • International High Performance Vehicle Conference
  • Location: Shanghai, China
  • Date: 1988-11-2 to 1988-11-5
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 10p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Hulls; Inland water transportation; Stability (Mechanics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests
• Geographic Terms: China
• Old TRIS Terms: Air cushion barge; Hull form; Inland waterways transportation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00658630
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM