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Ship stability, powering and resistance : reeds marine engineering and technology / Chris J. Patterson, Jonathan D Ridley

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Adlard Coles Nautical, c2014Description: xix, 764 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781408176122
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 623.8171 PAT
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Contents
1. Floating and Bouyancy
Aims and objectives
Archimedes' principle ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Displacement or Tonnage? ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Form Coeffients ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Hydrostatic ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
etc

2.Small angle or initial metacentric stability-will my ship float upright?
Aims and objectives
The centre of Buoyancy ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
The centre of graviy( OOW, MCM, ENG)
The transverse Metacentre
Minimum initial metacentric height ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
etc

3. Large angle stability-Just how far can she roll?
Aims and objectives
Calculating GZ and drawing GZ curves ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Calculating GZ at small angle curves ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Finding GM from GZ curves ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Correction to GZ due to changes in vertical center of gravity
Correction to GZ due to tranverse centre of gravity ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
etc.

4. Longitudinal stability- FORE and AFT Balance
Aims and objectives
Calculating GM for a box shaped vessel (MCM, ENG)
MCTC-The moment to changetrim by 1 cm ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Calculating the trim ( OOW, MCM, ENG)
Changes in trim ( OOW, MCM, ENG)

5. Additional calculation and processes
Aims and objectives
Real ship hydrostatic data and loading in different densities (MCM, ENG)
Layer correction ( MCM, ENG)
The effects of Hogging and Sagging layer correction ( MCM, ENG)
etc

6. Bilging and damaged stability
Aims and objectives
Parallel Sinkage (MCM, ENG)
The center of Bouyancy after Bilging ( MCM, ENG)
BM after Bilging a full Beam End Compartment ( MCM, ENG)
BM after Bilging a full beam compartment ( ENG)
etc.

7. Calculating Hull shear force and bending moment
Aims and objectives
Basic structural calculations
Calculating Hull shear force and bending moment -learning checklist

8. Calculating Hydrostatics using Simpson's rule
Aims and objectives
Find the moment of the are about the X axis and the center of area from X axis (ENG)
Find the moment of the are about the Y axis and the center of area from Y axis (ENG)
Graphs and Parallel Axes theory (ENG)
etc

9. Ship resistance
Aims and objectives
Components of ship resistance (ENG)
Frictional resistance (ENG)
Calculating frictional resistance using Froude's method (ENG)
The Froude number (ENG)
etc

10. Ship propulsion
Aims and objectives
Converting resistance to effectve power (ENG)
Powering vessel (ENG)
Losses in ship propulsion system(ENG)
etc

11.Screw propellers
Aims and objectives
Screw propeller terminology (ENG)
Propeller performance (ENG)
Propeller design
Propeller alternative for high-speed craft
Aims and objectives
Surface piercing propellers
Propeller efficiency
Waterjet proplsion
Waterjet operating principles
Waterjet system components
etc

13. Rudders
Aims and objectives
Rudder forces
Rudder torque and bending moment
Equivalent torque
Rudder stock stress
etc.



includes References and index

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