THRUSTER SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING THE MANEUVERABILITY AND POSITION-KEEPING CAPABILITY OF FLOATING OBJECTS

This paper deals with investigations performed at the Netherlands Ship Model Basin on thrusters which are able to improve maneuverability and position-keeping ability of vessels and other floating objects. The characteristics of these thrusters, (thrust and power at different angles of attack, transverse force and moments) are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 4th Annual Offshore Technology Conference, held in Houston, Texas, May 1-3, 1972.
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• Authors:
  • Oosterveld, MWC
  • van Oortmerssen, G
• Conference:
  • 4th Annual Offshore Technology Conference
  • Location: Houston TX
  • Date: 1972-5-1 to 1972-5-3
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 87-102
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maneuverability; Thrusters
• Old TRIS Terms: Thruster performance
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050221
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 1625 Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM