Research Article

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

Table 13

CGI method for hydrodynamics resistance of single-step models.

ParameterHydrodynamics resistanceUnit

1114N
2123N
3129N
Pavg4.6ā€”
189.35N
0.224%Nondimensionalized
0.09%Nondimensionalized
5.854%Nondimensionalized