by Team TheNavalArch | Oct 7, 2020 | Hydrodynamics and Resistance, Ship Design and Construction
This is Part 2 of the two-part series on Bulbous Bows. For Part 1, click here By Tamal Mukherjee, *This article originally appeared in May 2019 edition of Marine Engineers Review (India), the Journal of Institute of Marine Engineers India. It is being...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 30, 2020 | Marine Transportation, Ship Design and Construction, Ship Stability
Barges are the simplest, and yet most widely used of marine vehicles. They are used for a variety of purposes ranging from carrying cargo in bulk or liquid, to even carrying passengers for short inland cruises. Barges are mostly towed by another barge called a tug,...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 16, 2020 | Ship Design and Construction, Ship Structural Engineering
The mid-ship section of a ship is a defining structural drawing of the vessel. It represents the most critical structural parameter of the vessel – its global strength. To assess how much of the bending moment (hog and sag) the vessel can tolerate, it is important to...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 8, 2020 | Resistance and Propulsion, Ship Design and Construction
How to use empirical formulas to estimate the resistance of a Ship Resistance estimation holds immense importance in the design stage of a vessel. Based on the results of the resistance estimation of a vessel, the selection of the right propulsion system is done....
by Team TheNavalArch | May 9, 2020 | Ship Design and Construction
by Bijit Sarkar, Naval Architect Introduction The eternal search of a naval architect – a perfect bow. Sadly, it never exists. Different bow forms are good for different types, sizes of vessels and seaways. What does a naval architect want out of the bow he designs?...
