Effect of Stabilizing Fins on the Indexes of Ship Manoeuvrability

Abstract:

Too much ship model examinations have been carried out for understanding the ship’s manoeuvrability. A little data of full-scale ship examinations can be obtained because it is difficult and expensive for researchers. In this paper, the zig-zag test was done by a training ship equipped with a lot of measure apparatus and fin stabilizer, and then the manoeuvrability indexes K and T was been calculated by the Nomoto method and test data, finally, the effect of fin stabilizer on the manoeuvrability of the ship was obtained relying on the analyzed results.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 273)
• Pages: 167-171
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.273.167
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Lin Jia Yang, Zuo Chang Yang, Xiao Ri Gao, Yi Han Tao
• Keywords: Fin Stabilizer, Full-Scale Ship Examination, Manoeuvrability Indexes K and T, ZIG-Zag Test

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