Hydrodynamics of High Speed Marine Vehicles (9780521845687)

“Hydro” usually means water. This book is actually about how an object will act when moving through water and what are the factors affecting it. It primly focus on High Speed Marine Vehicles completely packed with 474 pages from Cambridge University Press written by Odd M. Faltinsen. ISBN-10 of this textbook is 0521845688 and ISBN-13 is 978-0521845687.

Product Description

This volume considers hydrodynamic aspects of the three main categories of high-speed marine vehicles, i.e. vessels supported by either the submerged hull, an air cushion, or foils. (Submerged-hull-supported vessels include planing and semi-displacement vessels.) The wave environment, resistance, propulsion, seakeeping, sea loads, and maneuvering are extensively covered based on rational and simplified methods. Links to automatic control and structural mechanics are emphasized. A detailed description of waterjet propulsion is given, and the effect of water depth on wash, resistance, sinkage, and trim is discussed. The book contains many illustrations, examples, and exercises.

Customer Review

I bought the book for my research in planing crafts. In a single volume it covered everything I wanted to know about the planing crafts. The book is particularly useful in conceptual design phase because the author does not rely on expensive CFDs to do the modeling. I’m working on the dynamic planing behaviour of seaplanes and the linear state space model given in the book proved to be an excellent starting point. I’m very grateful to the author because I have been having a hard time collecting scattered literatures on the subject which lacked a coherent exposition.