Naval Architecture and Ship Design
Articles on naval architecture and ship design in Marine and Naval Engineering, starting with the main guide.
Ship Stability: Metacentre, GM and Righting Lever Ship stability explained: centre of gravity, buoyancy, metacentre, GM, righting lever GZ, stability curves, free surface effect and a worked example. Ship Resistance and Powering Basics Ship resistance explained: frictional and residuary resistance, Froude and Reynolds numbers, the ITTC 1957 line and a worked powering example.