SHIP RESISTANCE AND PROPULSION TOPICS

MSP RAJU
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UNIT I - INTRODUCTION TO RESISTANCE
1. Concept of resistance:
a. Definition
b. Examples
2. A. Flow of non-viscous and viscous fluids past
a. Submerged bodies
b. Surface ships
3. Introduction to important components of resistance such as
a. Frictional resistance
b. Wave making resistance
c. Eddy making resistance
d. Air & wind resistance,
4. Dimensional analysis
a. Formulation of ship resistance dimensional analysis
b. Conditions of similarity
i. Geometrical Similarity
ii. Kinematic Similarity
iii. Dynamic Similarity
c. corresponding speeds of ship and model,
5. Introduction to towing tank experiments and determination of ship resistance
a. Towing tank
b. Model making
c. Model instrumentation
d. Conduct of test

UNIT II - VISCOUS RESISTANCE AND AIR & WIND RESISTANCE

6. Froude’s experiments with planks and plates
a. Froude’s law
b. Froude’s formulation of frictional resistance
7. Reynold’s experiments with pipes
a. Reynold’s experiment
b. ITTC 1957 frictional line
8. Turbulence
a. Why turbulence is required to be generated?
b. Turbulence stimulation F
c. Form resistance
d. Boundary layer separation,
9. Hull roughness,
a. Effect of Hull roughness
b. Appendage drag,
10. Resistance in shallow water
 a. Physics of shallow water resistance
b. Definition of Squat
c. Shallow water resistance prediction

UNIT III - WAVE RESISTANCE, ESTIMATION OF TOTAL RESISTANCE AND

EFFECTIVE HORSEPOWER
11. Kelvin wave pattern
a. Wave pattern
12. waves generated by ship, wave interference
a. Transverse waves
b. Divergent waves
c. Wave speed
d. Humps and Hollows
e. Wave Interference
f. Bulbous bow working principle
13. Froude’s method of resistance prediction.
a. Froude’s law of model testing
14. Resistance data presentation
15. Total resistance and Powering
a. Estimation of total resistance using Model testing
i. ITTC 1957 method
ii. ITTC 1978 method
b. Effective power (theoretical method)
c. Trial and service allowances (using empirical methods).

UNIT IV - PROPELLER DESIGN AND HULL PROPELLER INTERACTION

16. Screw propeller
a. Terminology
b. Geometry
17. Dimensional analysis
a. Formulation for propeller thrust
b. conditions of similarity
18. Propeller in open water
a. Conduct of Open water propulsion test
b. Propeller coefficients
c. Open water Propeller Efficiency
19. Hull- propeller interaction
a. Wake fraction
b. Thrust deduction,
c. Hull efficiency
d. Relative rotative efficiency
e. Quasi Propulsive coefficient.
f. Propulsive Coefficient
20. Cavitation
a. Definition
b. Cavitation Check
 c. Fully cavitating propellers
21. Introduction to Propeller design
22. Propeller Theories:
a. Momentum theory
b. Blade element theory
c. Circulation Theory

UNIT V - SHIP PROPULSION DEVICES, PREDICTION OF SHIP’S POWER AND

STRENGTH OF PROPELLERS
23. Ship Propulsion devices and their historical development
a. Why propeller is required?
b. History of propulsion devices
24. Water jet propulsion
a. Working principle
b. Diagram/picture
c. Application
25. Controllable pitch propellers
a. Working principle
b. Diagram/picture
c. Application
26. Vertical axis propellers
a. Working principle
b. Diagram/picture
c. Application
27. Shrouded propellers
a. Working principle
b. Diagram/picture
c. Application
28. Tandem and contra-rotating propellers and paddle-wheels
a. Tandem propellers Working principle and application
b. Contra rotating propellers Working principle and application
29. Super conducting electric propulsion
a. Working Principle
b. Application
30. Model propulsion experiments in towing tanks and Cavitation tunnels
a. Self Propulsion test in towing tank
b. Cavitation tests in Cavitation tunnel
31. Ship trials and service performance analysis
a. Speed power trials
b. Service performance analyis
32. Estimation of power based on model experiments
a. Estimation of power from model tests
33. Propeller design charts,
a. Bρ- δ charts
b. Kt- Kq- J diagrams.
34. Propeller blade strength, methods of calculation, classification society rules,
 35. Propeller materials

TEXT BOOKS

1. Lewis, E.U.; "Principles of Naval Architecture", (2nd Rev.), SNAME, New Jersey,
U.S.A.
2. Harvald S.A., "Resistance and propulsion of Ships", John Wiley & Sons.
3. Rawson & Tupper, Basic Ship Theory

REFERENCES

1. Ship Resistance and Propulsion- Practical estimation of Ship Propulsive Power

2. Marine Propellers and Propulsion by J.C.Carlton.