PROCEDURES FOR HYDRODYNAMIC EVALUATION OF PLANING HULLS IN SMOOTH AND ROUGH WATER

Recent Davidson Laboratory basic studies of planing hull hydrodynamics have produced a wealth of technology which is not generally available to the small boat design profession. Included are studies related to the pre-planning resistance of transom stern hulls; the effectiveness of trim control flaps; the effect of bottom warp on planing efficiency; the influence of re-entrant transom forms; and the seakeeping of planing hulls. The present paper consolidates these results in a form suitable for design purposes and illustrates their application in predicting planing performance in smooth and rough water.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Hampton Roads Section Meeting of SNAME.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Savitsky, D
  • Brown, P W
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fluid resistance; Hulls; Hydroplanes; Planing hulls; Pleasure craft; Seakeeping; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hull resistance; Small craft
• Old TRIS Terms: Planing surfaces
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139931
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: SIT-DL-75-1859
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM