PROPOSAL FOR ASSESSING THE STOPPING ABILITY OF SHIPS

In this paper a proposal is made for assessing the stopping ability of ships by use of a ship's own constant, called the ship's time constant. With the help of this constant it is possible to plot the results of stopping manoeuvers in a dimensionless form and the basic relations are more evident in the case of different influences. The magnitude of the ship's time constant differs very much between the different types of ships and it is shown in the paper that this constant determines the stopping ability of a ship. The dimension of the constant is that of a time in seconds for example and means the time period for losing 50% of the ship's speed measured from the instant when the energy input is cut off. Under these circumstances the time constant or half-value period of a ship also has a concise significance for nautical people.

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  193 Heemraadssingel
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 

  International Periodical Press

  193 Heemraadssingel
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Dien, R
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 401-405
• Serial:
  • International Shipbuilding Progress
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 268
  • Publisher: IOS Press
  • ISSN: 0020-868X
  • Serial URL: http://www.iospress.nl/journal/international-shipbuilding-progress/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Braking performance; Maneuverability; Maneuvering; Ships; Speed control; Stopping; Tankers
• Old TRIS Terms: Braking forces; Stopping characteristics; Tanker maneuvering
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156845
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1977 12:00AM