Marine Hydrodynamics

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: NAVARCH 320 or MECHENG 320 or equivalent. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (4 credits) Ideal and viscous fluid theory applied to marine systems. Ship resistance components. Resistance prediction from model testing and standard series. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional airfoil theory. Propeller geometry, design and matching. Hull-propeller interaction, propeller charts, powering prediction. Unsteady marine hydrodynamics: free surface flow, wave loads, seakeeping and transport of pollutants.