Hullspeed Training

Version 1.0

Formation Design Systems 2003

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Contents:
1 Background ..........................................................................................................3 1.1. Methods........................................................................................................3 2 Using the software ...............................................................................................4 2.1. Reading the design file ................................................................................4 2.2. Measuring the hull .......................................................................................5 2.3. Checking/modifying the data.......................................................................6 2.4. Changing the draught...................................................................................7 2.5. Specifying the data without a Maxsurf model ............................................8 2.6. Aerodynamic and Appendage drag .............................................................9 2.7. Results ........................................................................................................10 3 Limitations .........................................................................................................13

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Background

Hullspeed is a resistance prediction tool. It uses a number of standard regression equations to estimate naked hull resistance. The hull measurements and parameters required may be automatically calculated from an existing Maxsurf design, or may be entered directly without the need for a Maxsurf design file. By specifying an overall efficiency, the vessel's power requirements may be calculated.

1.1.

Methods

Hullspeed is able to compute the hull resistance using the following methods: Savitsky (planing and pre-planing) Lahtiharju Holtrop Van Oortmerssen Series 60 Delft yacht series See the Hullspeed manual for details of the applicability of the different methods.

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2.1.

Using the software

Reading the design file

The first thing to do is to load the Maxsurf design file. Hullspeed performs hydrostatics and takes measurements of the hull parameters to put into the resistance regression formulae. Because of this, your design must fulfil the same basic requirements as for Hydromax: Outside arrows Trimming Defined sections (at most one opening and no extraneous bits)

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To open a Maxsurf file, select Open Design from the File menu:

Select the file you wish to load:

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2.2.

Measuring the hull

When the file is opened, you will be able to select which surfaces you wish to include in the hull measurements. If you have superstructure surfaces in the design, you may wish to ignore these surfaces, but in general you will want to include all the surfaces in the measurements (this is the default setting):

Hullspeed will now measure the hull and you will be able to see its progress in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Once the hull has been measured you should first check that the sections have been correctly formed. Do this by turning on the sections in the Display | Contours dialog:

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The sections are the data which are used to take the hull measurements which are then used in the regression equations, so it is essential that these have been correctly formed. Note that if you change the default colours, the sections shown are the Immersed Sections, by default these are white, so if you change the background colour to white, make sure you also change the colour of the Immersed Sections. The colours of all the lines may be specified in the View | Colour dialog:

With the sections turned on you should see something like this:

Rotate the perspective view and check the sections. Notice also that the centres of gravity, buoyancy and floatation are also displayed. The centre of gravity is not used in any of the calculations and is displayed for completeness only; its longitudinal position is set to match that of the centre of buoyancy. Once you are happy that the sections have been correctly formed, you should review the measurements that have been taken. If the sections have not been correctly formed you, must correct the design in Maxsurf and reload it.

2.3.

Checking/modifying the data

The measurement data is presented in the Data window:

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Any of the values may be changed by typing a new value in the appropriate cell. Under most circumstances, the data will be correct, but there are several items which are very difficult for a computer to determine (although they are very easy for a human). You should pay particular attention to the following measurements: Transom area; Half angle of entrance; Bulb transverse area; Bulb height from keel; Deadrise at 50% LWL; and Chine type. If necessary, correct any values manually.

2.4.

Changing the draught

Measurements are taken at the draught of the DWL. You cannot change the trim of the model (unless you rotate the surfaces in Maxsurf and then reopen the design). However, the draught may be changed with the Data | Frame of Reference dialog:

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Change the DWL, and if required, update the positions of the perpendiculars. When you click OK, Hullspeed will automatically re-measure the hull. You can also re-select the surfaces to measure with the Measure Hull command in the Data menu.

2.5.

Specifying the data without a Maxsurf model

You can of course use Hullspeed without a Maxsurf design. Simply type in the required measurements in the Data window. Note that not all the measurements are required for all the regression methods. So you can save yourself some time by turning on the methods first and then only specifying the required data. The methods are selected in the Data | Methods dialog:

When you click OK, additional columns will be added to the Data window. These indicate which data are being used by the different regression methods and whether the data lie in the acceptable range specified for the method: (Unused data will have "--" in the corresponding method column.)

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2.6.

Aerodynamic and Appendage drag

The aerodynamic drag of the above-water portion of the hull may be calculated; see Hullspeed manual for full details. The regression methods predict naked hull resistance. However, it is possible to add the resistance of the appendages; see Hullspeed manual for full details.

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2.7.

Results

The results are displayed in graphical and tabular formats. Both data may be copied from Hullspeed and pasted into MS Office documents (Word and Excel). When copying data from the Data or Results tables, hold the Shift key down to copy the column headings.

Select the entire table by clicking in the top-left grey cell. Then hold down the Shift key whilst selecting Copy from the Edit menu (or Shift+Ctrl+C).

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Open MS Excel, place the cursor in the cell where you want to start pasting the data. Select Paste from the Excel Edit menu (or Ctrl+V).

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Data from the graph may be read of numerically by clicking on any point on the curve, you may then drag the cursor left or right along the curve. The curve's coordinates are displayed in the bottom-left corner, see below:

You may set the speed range in the Data | Speeds dialog. The overall efficiency used to calculate the power is specified in the Data | Efficiency dialog. The graph may display power or resistance, use the Data | graph Type dialog to select your preference. Finally, the units may be changed in the Data | Units dialog.

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Limitations

Hullspeed has a number of regression equations which are suitable for different vessel types. See Hullspeed manual for full details and explanation of the different methods and their application. There are also upper and lower limits for the parameters used in the regression equations. For some of the methods there are upper and lower speed or Froude Number limits outside which the equations are not valid. Again these are documented in full in the Hullspeed manual. Hullspeed will check that the entered data is within the valid ranges for the selected methods. In the Data window, if the values are okay they will be displayed in black; if they are too low they will be displayed in red with the words (low); and if they are too high they will be displayed in orange with the word (high). Note: that in some cases, the limiting values for the method may be derived from two or more input data, normally resulting in one parameter being too high and the other too low. For example, if for a specified method, Transom area/ Max Sectional area was a critical parameter then Transom area would be highlighted high and Max Sectional area would be highlighted low if the ratio was too high, and vice versa if the ratio was too small. To have confidence in the results you should ensure that all the values are within the acceptable ranges. if this is not possible, you should be careful: make small changes to these values and try to ascertain the sensitivity of the results to these changes. Also try to assess how far out of range the values are by adjusting them to values which are in range. The valid ranges for the parameters for the different methods are given in the Hullspeed user manual.

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