ABSTRACT

Mega yachts are growing in scale. The combination of cruise and maximum speeds, along with increase in hull lengths result in operational Froude numbers, FL, between 0.3 and 1.0. The concentration of current mega yacht projects have FL between 0.3 and 0.6 with few approaching FL = 1.0. Hull forms with different transverse sections show a variation in resistance characteristics for similar slenderness ratios in this range of Froude numbers. Resistance values among other geometric considerations are sensitive to slenderness ratio and longitudinal center of gravity, LCG. On occasion, LCG shifts, stern wedges and bulbous bows are techniques being employed to achieve minimum resistance for traditional displacement hull forms. However, these techniques need to be approached with caution as transverse instabilities can result at speeds greater than 22 to 25 knots. Hull form variants incorporating flow-separating spray rails become significant at high speeds. 500 mt was selected as being representative of a typical displacement for mega yachts. Model test data were scaled to make comparisons and analyses of bare hull resistance of many available experimental hull series. Thus, this paper addresses resistance variations related to different hull forms, slenderness ratio and other hull characteristics along with suggested design criteria for forecasting the threshold of dynamic transverse stability.

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