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A methodology for evaluating the controllability of a ship navigating in a restricted channel
Eloot, K.; Verwilligen, J.; Vantorre, M. (2007). A methodology for evaluating the controllability of a ship navigating in a restricted channel. Arch. Civ. Mech. Eng. VII(3): 91-104
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Eloot, K.; Verwilligen, J.; Vantorre, M. (2007). A methodology for evaluating the controllability of a ship navigating in a restricted channel, in: HYDRONAV 2007. Seventeenth International Conference on Hydrodynamics in Ship (Hydronav 2007). Polanica Zdrój, Poland, September 2007 [CD-ROM]. pp. 114-125, more
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Keywords
    Forces
    Models
    Navigation
    Physics > Mechanics > Fluid mechanics > Hydrodynamics
    Tests
    Topographic features > Channels > Navigational channels
    Vehicles > Surface craft > Ships > Merchant ships > Container ships
Author keywords
    Bank effects; Oevereffecten

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Abstract
    A methodology is presented for evaluating the controllability of a ship navigating in a restricted channel by means of a hydrodynamic force analysis. This method is applied to assess the controllability of a container vessel in straight channel reaches and in bends in two practical cases. By comparing different initial conditions and bottom configurations the influence of different ship characteristics (main dimensions, draft, rudder and propeller characteristics), operational parameters (such as speed, propeller commands, and bank clearance), environmental parameters (such as current and tidal level), and channel characteristics (water depth, bank slope, bend radius) on this controllability can be evaluated. For estimating the components of the force analysis, use is made of results of captive model tests in shallow and restricted waters.

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