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1. DRAFT,
2. TRIM
3. GM, AND
4. ANGLE OF HEEL.
TO START WITH , YOU MUST HAVE THE
STABILITY DATA OF YOUR ORIGINAL INTACT
CONDITION AVAILABLE. ALL THE
CALCULATIONS HERE ARE BASED ON THE “
CONSTANT DISPLACEMENT” METHOD OF
CALCULATION.
CALCULATING MEAN DRAFT
MEAN SINKAGE = (µ V)/ (A-a)
µ = PERMEABILITY
V= VOLUME OF COMPARTMENT
A=WATER PLANE AREA = 100 TPC/1.025
a= WATER PLANE AREA OF DAMAGED
COMPARTMENT
NEW MEAN DRAFT = INITIAL MEAN
DRAFT + SINKAGE.
CALCULATING GM
G IS THE SAME POSITION AS BEFORE.
HOWEVER, M MOVES . THE INITIAL KG IS
KNOWN
FINAL GM’ = KM’-KG
KM’ = KB’ + B’M’
THEREFORE
GM’ = KB’ + B’M’ – KG
NEW KB’ = (∆ KB + V (D +S/2) / ∆
∆ = VOLUME OF DISPLACEMENT
(UNCHANGED)
KB = INITIAL KB
V= VOLUME OF COMPARTMENT
D= INITIAL DRAFT
S= SINKAGE (PREVIOUSLY CALCULATED
TO FIND B’ M’ (WHEN NOT HEELED)
B’M’ = BM – l b3/12∆
BM =INITIAL BM
Where l = length of W.P.Area of Compt.
b = breadth of ----------do ------------.
∆ = initial displacement .
THE ABOVE IS TRUE FOR ONLY FOR
SYMMETRICAL FLOODING ( NO LIST ).
TO FIND B’ M’ (WHEN HEELED)
B’M’ = BM – l b3/12 ∆ - l b X2/∆
WHERE X – DISTANCE OF WATER PLANE
AREA OF COMPARTMENT FROM
CENTERLINE ( THIS CAN BE MEASURED
OF FROM THE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
PLAN)
THEREFORE NEW OR FINAL
GM’ = KB’+ B’M’ – KG
TO FIND THE TRIM, WE NEED TO FIND
THE MCTC AND THE NEW LCF.
MCTC = ∆ GML/ 100L ≅ ∆ BML/100L
WHERE L = LBP.
B’ ML’ IS FOUND IN A SIMILAR WAY AS
THE TRANSVERSE BM.
NEW B’ML’ = BML- bl3/12 ∆ - lbY2/∆
NEW TRIM = OLD TRIM ± CHANGE IN TRIM
CHANGE IN TRIM WILL BE IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE DAMAGED
COMPARTMENT. THIS CAN BE APPLIED TO
THE NEW HYDROSTATIC DRAFT
CALCULATED EARLIER.
TO CALCULATE ANGLE OF HEEL :
TAN θ = VX/ ∆ GM’
θ = ANGLE OF HEEL
V= VOLUME OF DAMAGED COMPARTMENT
X = DISTANCE OF CENTER OF GRAVITY
OF COMPARTMENT FROM CENTER LINE.
(VX= LISTING MOMENT)
∆ = DISPLACEMENT
GM’ = NEW GM ( CALCULATED EARLIER).