ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL OPERABILITY OF SEA-GOING SYSTEMS

The purpose of this note is to formulate a concept for evaluating the environmental operability of ships and other sea-going systems in a manner that is meaningful to the designer. The scope of the discussion covers all deployable sea-going systems of the single-hull surface displacement type. Although the ideas presented are intended to be general, catamarans, trimarans, hydrofoil craft, air-cushioned craft and submarines are not considered since they present somewhat special problems not immediately resolvable. Under surface ships, both merchantmen and men-of-war will be discussed. But omitted from consideration are ice-breakers and other vessels intended for operation in ice.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for Panel H-7 (Seakeeping Characteristics) of the Hydrodynamics Committee.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Saint Denis, M
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impact analysis; Ship motion; Ships; Slamming; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Environmental surveys (Ship habitability)
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138341
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: Bull. No. 1-32 Tech & Res
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 1976 12:00AM