Investigations and Tests to Determine Hydrodynamic Forces and Moments on Ships Moored in a Current. Volume 2. Phase 1.

Abstract

Experiments with 1:50-scale models produced data on the horizontal force and the yawing moment exerted by a steady current on ships moored in shallow water. Data were obtained for one ship with various headings and for two ships arranged side by side in a beam current. The models were restrained by elastic lines simulating real mooring; for a single ship, rigid support were also used. The experiments included brief investigations of the minimum flume width, turbulence, flow patterns, and flow-induced motions. Keywords: ship models; Water currents; Mooring; Loads(force); Motion; Model tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175332

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bilge Keels
  • Boundary Layer
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Fluids
  • Froude Number
  • Measurement
  • Model Basins
  • Model Tests
  • Models
  • Reynolds Number
  • Scale Models
  • Shallow Water
  • Ship Hulls
  • Trip Wires
  • Turbulence
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Oceanography.