Roll Stabilization for T-AGOS Class Ships

Abstract

The T-AGOS class 3 and 4 ships are under consideration by the United States Air Force for use as sea-based radar platforms. In order to meet mission requirements, their roll motion must be reduced. Several roll damping methods appropriate for this class of ships are considered. Bilge keel stabilization is studied in more detail and various sized bilge keels are analyzed, utilizing a seakeeping prediction program, for the full range of ship speed and sea states. Operability indices at several roll angles and for various bilge keel shapes are developed and compared. Design considerations based on the above studies are made.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331152

Entities

People

  • David J. Burdick

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bilge Keels
  • Bilges
  • Bodies
  • Computer Programs
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Marine Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Naval Architecture
  • Ship Motion
  • United States
  • Waves

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies