Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Stepped Planing Hulls in Finding an Optimized Step Location and Analysis of Its Porpoising Phenomenon

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Comparison of models at (a) 6 m/s speed, nonstep; (b) 6 m/s speed, stepped model; (c) 7 m/s speed, nonstep; (d) 7 m/s speed, stepped model.
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