Research Article
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Stepped Planing Hulls in Finding an Optimized Step Location and Analysis of Its Porpoising Phenomenon
Table 3
Categorization of the parameters affecting the hydrodynamics of a stepped hull.
| The general types of parameters affecting the performance of a stepped hull | The parameters affecting the performance of a stepped hull | Scientific symbol |
| Hull geometry parameters | (i) Overall length of vessel | LOA | (ii) Maximum beam of vessel | B | (iii) Deadrise angle | β |
| Kinematic parameters | (i) Speed of vessel | Vs | (ii) Pressure distribution of bottom of vessel | p |
| Step geometry parameters | (i) Ventilation in the aft of step | — | (ii) Number of steps | N-Step | (iii) The distance from the step to the transom stern | Ls | (iv) Height of steps | Hs |
| Hydrostatic parameters | (i) Center of gravity | LCG-VCG | (ii) Loading distribution of the vessel | Δ |
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