SHIP MODEL BASIN

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. have decided to invest jointly in a new ship model basin company for hydrodynamic research, called the Akashi Ship Model Basin Co., Ltd. and scheduled to become operational in October 1973. The deep-water basin (200 meters by 13 meters by 6.5 meters deep) will be the largest privately-owned modern unit in the world. It will have a ship model towing carriage and a scale model about 6-7 m and of five tons displacement. A ship model will be shaped using a numerically controlled milling machine directly connected with the computer, which will also manipulate a drawing machine. The various calculations relating to test conditions, the analysis of the test results and other technical calculations required will be made by the computer as a background job.

• Corporate Authors:

  Terminus Publications Limited

  Speedway House, Quarry Hill Parade
  Tonbridge, Kent,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 22 p.
• Serial:
  • Tanker and Bulk Carrier
  • Publisher: Terminus Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container tanks; Model basins; Ships; Structural models; Towing devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship models
• Old TRIS Terms: Model testing; Towing tanks
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00035935
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Journal of the Israel Shipping Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 20 1973 12:00AM