VALIDITY OF ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS OF DECK WETNESS FOR AN OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL IN FOLLOWING WAVES

The deck wetness characteristics of an offshore supply vessel in following waves are predicted analytically and compared with experimentally derived results. It is found that the analytical predictions are conservative given specified conditions. The conservatism of the analytical results is attributed primarily to the influence of dynamic swell-up and incident wave distortion on ship-to-wave relative motion.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored in part by Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center

  Ship Performance Department
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20084
• Authors:
  • Bales, N K
  • Watkins, R M
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decks (Ships); Graphics; Hydrodynamics; Mathematical prediction; Offshore structures; Offshore supply boats; Seakeeping; Ship motion; Ships; Tenders; Water waves; Wetting
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental data
• Old TRIS Terms: Deck wetness
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145529
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: SPD-726-01 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM