Date of Award
12-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Engineering
Department
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Major Professor
Vorus, William
Second Advisor
Birk, Lothar
Third Advisor
Guillot, Martin
Abstract
Early in the ship design process, naval architects must often evaluate and compare multiple hull forms for a specific set of requirements. Analytical tools are useful for quick comparisons, but they usually specialize in a specific hull type and are therefore not adequate for comparing dissimilar hull types. Scale model hydrodynamic testing is the traditional evaluation method, and is applicable to most hull forms. Scale model tests are usually performed on the largest model possible in order to achieve the most accurate performance predictions. However, such testing is very resource intensive, and is therefore not a cost effective method of evaluating multiple hull forms. This thesis explores the testing of small scale models. It is hypothesized that although the data acquired by these tests will not be accurate enough for performance predictions, they will be accurate enough to rank the performance of the multiple hull forms being evaluated.
Recommended Citation
Acosta, Jared, "Comparative Hydrodynamic Testing of Small Scale Models" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 864.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/864
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