MATHEMATICAL SHIP SURFACE.

Abstract

For practical application, the problem of mathematical ship surface was subdivided into two portions: (1) To approximate a given hull form mathematically by a surface equation; and (2) to modify a ship surface equation to obtain the desired changes in hull characteristics from one design to another. For the case of a single-screw, flat-bottom, merchant-ship hull form, a procedure of obtaining a surface equation to fair and to interpolate a given table of offsets was developed. This equation will give not only the waterlines and stations but also the end profile. The numerical computation of such a procedure was programmed into a high-speed electronic computer. From a given table of offsets, any number of waterlines and stations may be computed. The second portion of the work is not included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0650585

Entities

People

  • P. C. Pien

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Hulls (Marine)
  • Hulls (Structures)
  • Mathematics
  • Ship Hulls

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computer Science.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene