Ship resistance

Subject classification: this is an engineering resource.

Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource.

Type classification: this resource is a course.

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Part of the Department of Naval Architecture

Learning project summary

• Portal: Engineering and technology
• School: School of Engineering
• Department: Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture
• Area: Naval Architecture
• Level: year 1

Content summary

It is necessary to know how much resistance a ship faces in water, at a given speed, to decide the power of the engine to install on the ship. This course will help you understand the causes of ship resistance, and how the resistance of a ship is calculated from model tests. It will also help you understand how shallow water affects the resistance of a ship.

Goals

By the end of this course, you should be able to

• know what is meant by ship resistance
• the different components of resistance
• know to predict the resistance of the ship from model tests
• know the effect of shallow water on resistance

Contents

Readings and other resources Performance of Marine Vehicles at sea Lectures 1 to 9. Ship resistance Principles of Naval Architecture (2nd Rev.); Lewis, E.V., 1989, SNAME New York Lessons Lesson 1: Introduction to Ship Resistance Lesson 2: Resistance in Ideal Fluid Lesson 3: Resistance in Viscous Fluid Lesson 4: Resistance due to free surface Lesson 5: Other components of resistance

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