Hydrodynamic optimization of a catamaran hull with large bow and stern bulbs installed on the center plane of the catamaran

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-40

  Saha, Goutam Kumar ^a   Suzuki, Kazuo ^a   Kai, Hisashi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airship bulb; Catamaran; SQP; Wavemaking resistance

Indexed keywords

AIRSHIPS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

AIRSHIP BULB; CATAMARAN; SQP; WAVEMAKING RESISTANCE;

HULLS (SHIP);

EID: 17544370136     PISSN: 09484280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00773-004-0186-6     Document Type: Article

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