SHIP ROUGHNESS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

This report presents the results of a study that addressed the issue of whether underwater surface roughness standards should be established for U.S. merchant ships. The effort included a comprehensive survey and critique of hull roughness measures and devices used in the U.S. and in foreign countries, and a technical analysis to develop uniform roughness measurement procedures. A survey of roughness-induced added resistance methodologies was also conducted. Detailed cost-benefit analyses were performed to quantify the potential economic benefit of controlling roughness-induced ship performance degradation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report; Vol.1-Executive Summary; Vol.2-Technical and Economic Feasibility of Hull Roughness Control; Vol.3-(not available) Long Range Plan for Development and Implementation of Roughness Control Technology
• Corporate Authors:

  Santa Fe Corporation

  4660 Kenmore Avenue
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22304

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Malone, J A
  • Murtagh, M M
  • Allman, M J
• Publication Date: 1980-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Cleaning; Corrosion; Fluid resistance; Hulls; Measurement; Roughness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hull resistance
• Old TRIS Terms: Hull cleaning; Hull roughness
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00658046
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Contract Numbers: MA-79SAC00052
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM