Notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index

"This book is dedicated to providing a comprehensive and modern scientific approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion ; written by experts in the field, it includes the latest developments from applied research, including those in experimental and CFD techniques, and provides guidance for the practical estimation of ship propulsive power for a range of ship types." 4e de couverture

1. Introduction 2. Propulsive power 3. Components of ship resistance 4. Model-ship extrapolation 5. Model-ship correlation 6. Restricted water depth and breadth 7. Measurements of resistance components 8. Wake and thrust deduction 9. Numerical estimation of ship resistance 10. Resistance design data 11. Propulsor types 12. Propeller characteristics 13. Powering process 14. Hull from design 15. Numerical methods for propeller analysis 16. Propulsor design data 17. Applications [140 m cargo ship ; tanker ; 8000 TEU container ship ; 135 m twin-screw ferry ; 45,5 m passenger ferry, twin-screw monohull ; 98 m passenger/car ferry, monohull ; 82 m passenger/car catamaran ferry ; 130 m twin-screw warship, monohull ; 35 m patrol boat, monohull ; 37 m ocean-going tug ; 14 m harbour work boat, monohull ; 18 m planing craft, single-chine hull ; 25 m planing craft, 35 knots, single-chine hull ; 10 m yacht]. Appendices. Background physics ; Derivation of Eggers formula for wave resistance ; Tabulations of resistance design data ; Tabulations of propulsor design.