The Effect of Longitudinal Rails on an Air Cavity Stepped Planing Hull

The use of ventilated hulls is rapidly expanding. However, experimental and numerical analyses are still very limited, particularly for high-speed vessels and for stepped planing hulls. In this work, the authors present a comparison between towing tank tests and CFD analyses carried out on a single-...

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Main Authors: Filippo Cucinotta, Dario Mancini, Felice Sfravara, Francesco Tamburrino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/5/470