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View article: PREDICTION OF WIND LOADS ON A HIGH-SPEED CATAMARAN DURING MANOEUVRING AT LOW SPEED
PREDICTION OF WIND LOADS ON A HIGH-SPEED CATAMARAN DURING MANOEUVRING AT LOW SPEED Open
The influence of wind on a ship’s manoeuvring performance has always been an important issue, particularly in a harbour environment and during the ship’s docking or disembarking. These types of ships have relatively shallow draft and a sma…
View article: Development of a Six Degree of Freedom Velocity Prediction Program for the foiling America’s Cup Vessels
Development of a Six Degree of Freedom Velocity Prediction Program for the foiling America’s Cup Vessels Open
Since the introduction of hydrofoils to the Moth sailing class in the early 2000’s foiling has become increasingly popular in sailing from windsurfers to large 75’ foiling monohulls. The last 3 America’s Cups have been competed on hydro fo…
View article: Numerical Validation of the Hydrodynamic Drag of a Surfaced and Fully Appended Underwater Vehicle
Numerical Validation of the Hydrodynamic Drag of a Surfaced and Fully Appended Underwater Vehicle Open
Underwater Vehicles (UV) are required to travel on the surface for periods of time to complete mission requirements. However, knowledge on the drag of a surfaced UV is scarce in the public domain and the knowledge on the behaviour of surfa…
View article: Mathematical models and time-frequency heat maps for surface gravity waves generated by thin ships
Mathematical models and time-frequency heat maps for surface gravity waves generated by thin ships Open
Recent research suggests that studying the time-frequency response of ship wave signals has potential to shed light on a range of applications, such as inferring the dynamical and geometric properties of a moving vessel based on the surfac…
View article: Development of a Full Scale Moth Hydrofoil Control System Test Rig
Development of a Full Scale Moth Hydrofoil Control System Test Rig Open
The design, construction and evaluation of a test platform to test the International Moth class in real world conditions was undertaken with the aim to investigate the effects of altering the value of the proportional control coefficient o…
View article: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF REDUCED VERTICAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF AN ARTICULATED CONCRETE MATTRESS IN CURRENT FLOW
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF REDUCED VERTICAL CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF AN ARTICULATED CONCRETE MATTRESS IN CURRENT FLOW Open
An articulated concrete mattress model has been utilised to investigate the effects of reduced vertical centre of gravity on the stability of a 400 series block. Experimental testing was conducted at the AMC CWC, Beauty Point. To determine…
View article: HYDRODYNAMIC HULL FORM DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION OF LARGE MEDIUM-SPEED CATAMARANS USING FULL-SCALE CFD
HYDRODYNAMIC HULL FORM DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION OF LARGE MEDIUM-SPEED CATAMARANS USING FULL-SCALE CFD Open
Large medium-speed catamarans are a new class of vessel currently under development as fuel-efficient ferries for sustainable fast sea transportation. Appropriate data to derive design guidelines for such vessels are not available and ther…
View article: Analysis of drag, airflow and surface pressure characteristics of a segment rigid sail
Analysis of drag, airflow and surface pressure characteristics of a segment rigid sail Open
Rigid sails have been used on powered ships in the past to reduce fuel consumption and recently there has been renewed interest in this technology. Rigid sails could potentially be used on a wide variety of ships and vessels; therefore, it…
View article: Experimental validation of a CFD model for inline force and bow wave height on a vertical cylinder moving in waves
Experimental validation of a CFD model for inline force and bow wave height on a vertical cylinder moving in waves Open
This paper focuses on the inline force and bow wave height on a surface–piercing vertical cylinder moving at a constant forward speed in calm water and in waves. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model has been developed using Caelus® o…
View article: Considerations regarding the use of rigid sails on modern powered ships
Considerations regarding the use of rigid sails on modern powered ships Open
The global shipping fleet is vital to world trade with billions of tonnes of cargo being transported annually by merchant vessels. This activity however results in large volumes of carbon emissions and airborne particulate matter being rel…
View article: An investigation into the effect of pressure source parameters and water depth on the wake wash wave generated by moving pressure source
An investigation into the effect of pressure source parameters and water depth on the wake wash wave generated by moving pressure source Open
In this study the effect of moving pressure source and channel parameters on the generated waves in a channel was numerically investigated. Draught, angle of attack and profile shape were investigated as parameters of pressure source and w…
View article: Influence of Channel Shape on Wave-Generated Parameters by a Pressure Source in Shallow Water
Influence of Channel Shape on Wave-Generated Parameters by a Pressure Source in Shallow Water Open
The present work is a numerical investigation into the waves generated by a pressure source moving in straight channels with a nonrectangular cross-channel depth profile. Wave fields generated by the moving pressure source are described, a…
View article: The effect of angle of attack on the generated wave propagation
The effect of angle of attack on the generated wave propagation Open
The presented work is an experimental investigation into the waves generated by a pressure source moving in a straight channel. Wave fields generated by the moving pressure source are described and the effects of angle of attack on the gen…
View article: Integrated probabilistic modelling of pitting and corrosion fatigue damage of subsea pipelines
Integrated probabilistic modelling of pitting and corrosion fatigue damage of subsea pipelines Open
Degradation of subsea pipelines in the presence of corrosive agents and cyclic loads may lead to the failure of these structures. In order to improve their reliability, the deterioration process through pitting and corrosion-fatigue phenom…
View article: Experimental analysis of surface piercing cylinders
Experimental analysis of surface piercing cylinders Open
It is well known that for operational purposes, submarines are required to approach and pierce the free surface with a vertically mounted appendage such as a periscope or a snorkel, which is typically a bluff body such as a cylinder. At hi…
View article: The ‘W’ Prawn-Trawl with Emphasised Drag-Force Transfer to Its Centre Line to Reduce Overall System Drag
The ‘W’ Prawn-Trawl with Emphasised Drag-Force Transfer to Its Centre Line to Reduce Overall System Drag Open
For prawn trawling systems, drag reduction is a high priority as the trawling process is energy intensive. Large benefits have occurred through the use of multiple-net rigs and thin twine in the netting. An additional positive effect of th…
View article: Maximising fuel efficiency by utilising full-scale CFD for the initial ship design process - Validation and application for large catamarans
Maximising fuel efficiency by utilising full-scale CFD for the initial ship design process - Validation and application for large catamarans Open
Official regulations to limit the emissions of ships and ever-rising fuel costs will raise the demand for vessels with low fuel consumption to allow for environmental sustainable and economic viable sea transportation. Thus reducing fuel c…