Department of Ship Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK SO9 5NH
Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited, Woolston, Southampton, UK SO9 5GR
Department of Ship Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK SO9 5NH
Abstract:
This paper describes a comparative study between full scale measurements recorded on a fast patrol boat encountering heavy winter seas, south of the Isle of Wight and theoretical predictions accounting for the slamming behaviour of the flexible hull. A hydroelastic approach is adopted and satisfactory agreement between measured and predicted responses demonstrated.