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Practical Ship Hydrodynamics, Second Edition, introduces the reader to modern ship hydrodynamics. It describes experimental and numerical methods for ship resistance and propul… Read more
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Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Overview of Problems and Approaches
1.2 Model Tests – Similarity Laws
1.3 Full-Scale Trials
1.4 Numerical Approaches (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
1.5 Viscous Flow Computations
Chapter 2. Propellers
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Propeller Curves
2.3 Analysis of Propeller Flows
2.4 Cavitation
2.5 Experimental Approach
2.6 Propeller Design Procedure
2.7 Propeller-Induced Pressures
2.8 Unconventional Propellers
Chapter 3. Resistance and Propulsion
3.1 Resistance and Propulsion Concepts
3.2 Experimental Approach
3.3 Additional Resistance Under Service Conditions
3.4 Fast Ships
3.5 CFD Approaches for Steady Flow
3.6 Simple Design Approaches
3.7 Fuel-Saving Options
Chapter 4. Ship Seakeeping
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Experimental Approaches (Model and Full Scale)
4.3 Waves and Seaway
4.4 Numerical Prediction of Ship Seakeeping
4.5 Slamming
4.6 Roll Motion
Chapter 5. Vibrations
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Theory
5.3 Global Ship Hull Vibrations
5.4 Vibrations of Local Structures
5.5 Effects of Adjacent Fluids: Hydrodynamic Mass
5.6 Excitation of Vibration
5.7 Effect of Vibrations
Chapter 6. Ship Maneuvering
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Simulation of Maneuvering with Known Coefficients
6.3 Experimental Approaches
6.4 Rudders
Appendix A. Boundary Element Methods
Introduction
Appendix B. Numerical Examples for BEM
Two-Dimensional Flow Around a Body in Infinite Fluid
Two-Dimensional Wave Resistance Problem
Three-Dimensional Wave Resistance Problem
Strip Method Module (Two-Dimensional)
Rankine Panel Method in the Frequency Domain
References
Index
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