WAVE THEORY APPLIED TO PRACTICAL HULL FORMS

Three types of wave theory applicable to practical hull forms are discussed. The first type satisfies thin ship or second order hull boundary conditions, linearized free surface conditions, and the exact field equations. The second theory, due to "guillotion", comes closer to satisfying the exact free surface boundary conditions at the expense of slight inaccuracies in the field equations. The third method uses a distribution of ordinary "rankine" sources over the hull and its double model reflection, and a further distribution of such sources over the undisturbed surface.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the International Seminar on Wave Resistance, Tokyo, February, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects of Japan

  23 Shiba-kotohiracho, Minato-ku
  Tokyo 135,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Gad, G E
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bows; Hulls; Vehicle design; Wave resistance; Waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Bow design; Hull forms; Wave theory
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170670
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM