L/b Ratio I think that there is more to consider than resistance when determining the L/B ratio. Obviously by reducing it the workable deck area...
Bm Or Gm?? For small angles of the value of transverse metacentric height GM is dependent on metacentric radius BM = Icl/Vol. However the value...
Polr Charts I am not sure of any online links, however the second edition of High Performance Sailing by Julian Bethwaite has either recently...
Units Why is everyone so hung up on using a set of units that offer no consistency for conversions. One kilogram weight 1000 grams, this to me...
Hi Thong What type of fishing boat resistance are you looking for? I have just finished the design of a commercial tuna fishing boat, and the...
Small Ferries You could try approaching the royal institution of naval architects as they produce a publiucation each year for specific...
lines If you are a naval architecture student I am concerned about the fact that you are looking for a set of "ship" lines, without any spcific...
I do not understand how you are considering the design of a hull that is balanced. When a yacht is designed it may only be designed for optimum...
Hi Hi Chyrus, I think that the type of yacht you would be making reference to is something with enough waterline length to provide sufficient...
Hi, This is a very interesting thread you have started here. Gades, as far as freeware CFD the only software that I have used that a free...
Resistance Calculation There are many different regression equations for calculating the resistance of a vessel. Most of these regression...
Ansys ANSYS can be very effective sructural analysis, however modelling is very difficult. You may import geometry from Rhino however the...
....... In order to calculate the shear stress and longitudinal moment on the vessel, it is possible to undertake a manual calculation by...
