CIVINS / The United States Navy has taken a new interest in tumblehome hulls. While the stealth characteristics of these hull forms make them attractive to the Navy, their sea keeping characteristics have proven to be problematic. Normal approximations of sea keeping characteristics using linear differential equations with constant coefficients predict a very stable platform, while observations in model tests show a ship that is prone to extreme roll transients. This thesis examines a simple method of producing a non-linear simulation of roll motion using a tumblehome hull provided by the Office of Naval Research. This research demonstrates the significant difference that a variable restoring coefficient introduces into a hull's seakeeping characteristics. / Contract number: N62271-97-G-0026 / CIVINS
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/3003 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Vanden Berg, Scott M. |
| Contributors | Massachusetts Institute of Technology., Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 66 p. : ill., application/pdf |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, may not be copyrighted. |
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