A Procedure for Predicting the Speed of Surface Ships in Rough Head Seas,

Abstract

A procedure is outlined for predicting the maximum attainable speed of a conventional surface ship (with or without an SQS-26 sonar dome) in irregular head seas. The procedure is based upon some fundamental principles of ship motion, the wave length-wave energy relationships expressed by the Pierson-Moscowitz formulation for sea spectra, and an estimate of the natural periods of pitch and heave oscillation for the ship in question. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0720356

Entities

People

  • Michael M. Shen
  • Peter A. Gale

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energy
  • Motion
  • Oscillation
  • Ship Motion
  • Sonar Domes
  • Spectra
  • Wave Power

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics