NAE321 SHIP HYDRODYNAMICS

Prof. Emin Korkut

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 Course Introduction
Major focus: This course aims to equip students with the
basics of ship resistance and propulsion to solve the related
problems and use it in their design studies in their professional
life.
Course Syllabus
W1. A Short Intro to Ship Hydrodynamics. Dimensional Analysis.
Components of Ship’s Resistance
W2. Viscous Flow/Resistance – Laminar and Turbulent Flows
W3. Wave-making Problem. Theoretical and Computational Wave
Resistance
W4. Model Tests
W5. Systematic Hull Series. Statistical Methods in Resistance Prediction
W6. Statistical Methods (Contnd.). Other Components of Resistance
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 W7. Appendage Drag. Resistance in Relation with Hull Form Design
W8. Propeller Systems (history, development and modern systems).
Propeller Geometry. Basic Outlines of Propeller Design
W9. Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Propellers: Open-water
Characteristics, Propeller-Hull Interaction_Wake. Standard series
W10. Propeller Theories: Momentum Theory, Blade Element Theory,
Lifting Line/Surface Theories, Boundary Element Methods etc.
W11. Cavitation
W12. Propeller Design
W13. Propeller Tests

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 Learning Objectives:
# Understand the physical phenomena around the moving bodies in a
fluid with a free surface
# Understand the flow conditions in which the propellers operate
# Calculate the resistance of ships by means of approximate models
(empirical, statistical, computational)
# Learn how to make experiments and evaluate the experimental data
acquired in a towing tank
# Learn the geometry of a conventional propeller and understand the
hydrodynamic principles of how a propeller generate thrust and torque
# Learn the essentials and details of propeller design
# From resistance to propulsion; calculate the required engine power to
propel the ship at the design speed.

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 Lecturer:
Emin Korkut; phone: 285 6440; e-mail: korkutem@itu.edu.tr

Lecture notes can be found at:

https://ninova.itu.edu.tr/Ders/12481/Dosyalar

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 Course format:
• Most of the times there will be lectures and sometimes tutorials
aiming at the understanding of the lectures and the given concepts

• In the tutorials, the students are encouraged to solve the given

problems by themselves and to discuss the problems with classmates
and with the instructor
Requirements and Grading:
• Individual homeworks should strictly be done individually and
submitted to the instructor or teaching assistant in person
• Teamwork studies should be done with a collaborative manner in
which the contribution of all the team members should be equally
required

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 Homeworks:
1) One set of problems (Resistance)
2) Computation of wave resistance by thin-ship theory (team work)
3) Calculation of effective power by statistical methods (teamwork)
4) Propeller drawing
Midterm Project: Propeller selection and design
Laboratory study: Model testing and extrapolation to full scale
(team work)
Exams:
2 Midterm Exams (probably 6th (resistance) and 11th (propulsion)
weeks)
1 Final

Visa Requirements:
Minimum 70 % attendance
Submission of all homeworks, projects and laboratory reports in a
timely and correct manner
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 Grading:
Homeworks: 15 %, Midterm project: 10 %, Laboratory: 5 %, Midterm
exams: 25 %, Final Exam: 45 %
The grading system will be based on a (relative) normal curve
distribution in the peer group. But in any case, students can’t
get DD or higher marks unless their overall grades are
40/100 or higher.
Course Material:
• There are no official text book, but a couple of text books
recommended to be studied as reference material

• Lecture notes (Resistance) can be found on Ninova (website). Please

check Ninova and your official ITU e-mail boxes regularly for course
related announcements.
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