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Ship Hydrostatics and Stability
- 1st Edition - October 16, 2003
- Author: Adrian Biran
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 4 9 8 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 7 4 3 6 - 6
The hydrostatic approach to ship stability aims to balance idealized ship weight against buoyancy forces. This textbook is a complete guide to understanding ship hydrostatics in… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe hydrostatic approach to ship stability aims to balance idealized ship weight against buoyancy forces. This textbook is a complete guide to understanding ship hydrostatics in ship design and ship performance. Adrian Biran guides readers from first principles through basic and applied hydrostatic and ship stability theory, and introduces contemporary mathematical techniques for hydrostatic modelling and analysis. Real life examples of the practical application of hydrostatics are used to explain the theory and calculations; and to illustrate the effect shifting weights and central gravity displacements have on overall ship stability. Ship Hydrostatics and Stability covers recent developments in the field of naval architecture such as parametric resonance (also known as the Mathieu effect), the effects of non-linear motions on stability, the influence of ship lines, and new international stability regulations for small vessels. Extensive use of computer techniques is made throughout.
- Adheres to international standards and terminology
- Includes real life practical examples and calculations to illustrate the hydrostatic approach to ship stability
Practicing naval architects; marine engineers; undergraduate and graduate level students of naval architecture or ocean engineering
Basic ship hydrostaticsNumerical integration in naval architectureHydrostatic curvesStatical stability at large angles of heelSimple models of stabilityWeight and trim calculationsIntact stability regulations IParametric resonanceIntact stability regulations IIFlooding and damage conditionLinear ship response in wavesComputer methods
- No. of pages: 368
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 16, 2003
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750649889
- eBook ISBN: 9780080474366
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Adrian Biran
Adrian Biran, DSc in Technology Sciences, worked for many years as an adjunct professor at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology. He is the author of several technical papers and best-selling books published in six languages on various subjects, including naval architecture and MATLAB. Earlier in his career, he held roles including design engineer, chief of department, and project leader at IPRONAV (Bucharest, Romania), project leader at IPA (Bucharest, Romania), senior engineer at the Israel Shipyards (Haifa, Israel), and research engineer at the Technion R&D Foundation (Haifa, Israel).
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Associate Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelRead Ship Hydrostatics and Stability on ScienceDirect