25-Nav-A2 Hydrodynamics of Ships (I)_ Resistance and Propulsion
Worked solutions to 3 past sittings (2017–2019), 24 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.
Topics across the sittings
Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.
- Cavitation Check by Burrill's Method (2 sittings): December 2019 Q6 · Undated paper Q8
- Froude (2 sittings): December 2019 Q1 · Undated paper Q2
- Propeller Geometry Definitions (2 sittings): December 2019 Q2 · Undated paper Q5
Questions by sitting
December 2019
- Question 1: Froude vs. Reynolds Scaling in Model Resistance Tests
- Question 2: Propeller Geometry Definitions
- Question 3: Minimum Model Size for a Resistance Test
- Question 4: ITTC 1978 Extrapolation to Full Scale
- Question 5: Preliminary Propeller Design for a Coastal Tanker
- Question 6: Cavitation Check by Burrill's Method
- Question 7: Kelvin Wave Systems and Constructive Interference
- Question 8: Wake-Field Effects on Blade Section Loading
- Question 9: Planning an Open-Water Propeller Test
December 2017
- Question 1: Barge Freeboard, Maximum Deck Load & Design-Draft Hydrostatics
- Question 2: Trim from a Longitudinal Weight Shift
- Question 3: Inclining Experiment & Ship's KG
- Question 4: Trim After Flooding a Stern-End Compartment
- Question 5: Correcting and Reading the Statical Stability (GZ) Curve
Undated paper
- Question 1: Flat-Plate Towing Force and Boundary-Layer Thickness
- Question 2: Froude and Reynolds Similarity in Model Resistance Tests
- Question 3: ITTC'78 Resistance Extrapolation to Full Scale
- Question 4: Transverse Wave Interference and the Corresponding Froude Number
- Question 5: Propeller Geometry Definitions
- Question 6: Blade-Element Force Vectors
- Question 7: Preliminary Propeller Selection for a Product Tanker
- Question 8: Cavitation Check by Burrill's Method
- Question 9: Planning a Model Open-Water Propeller Test
- Question 10: Wake-Induced Variation in Blade Angle of Attack and Lift