A Design Method to Assess the Primary Strength of the Delta-Type VLFS
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Verification
3.1.1. Comparison with Geometrical CAD Calculations
3.1.2. Comparing the Quasi-Static Primary Strength Loads with Hydrodynamic Splitting Forces
- A.
- External hydrodynamic
- B.
- Gravitational:
- C.
- Inertial:
3.2. Total Hydrodynamic Load Comparison: Validation of the Procedure
3.3. Implementation of the Design Procedure: Initial Results for Prismatic Side-Hulls
- Wave height: ;
- Wavelength: ;
- Wave phase: to , in intervals. Phase is where the wave crest is at LCG;
- Wave direction: ;
- The required bending moduli of the critical cross section are in the order of 1000 m3.
3.4. Implementation of the Design Procedure: More Efficient Narrow Stern Design
3.4.1. Load Results
- Wave height: ;
- Wavelength: ;
- Wave phase: to , in intervals. Phase is where the wave crest is at LCG;
- Wave direction: .
3.4.2. Initial Scantlings
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gafter, R.; Drimer, N. A Design Method to Assess the Primary Strength of the Delta-Type VLFS. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091026
Gafter R, Drimer N. A Design Method to Assess the Primary Strength of the Delta-Type VLFS. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(9):1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091026
Chicago/Turabian StyleGafter, Roy, and Nitai Drimer. 2021. "A Design Method to Assess the Primary Strength of the Delta-Type VLFS" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 9: 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091026