Research Article

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

Table 7

Error values of measuring devices and model geometry.

Model constructionError must be less than 1 mm

DynamometerMust be less than 0.02 of the model weight
Speed toleranceShall be less than ±2 mm/s
Ambient temperature differenceShall be less than 0.1°C
Maximum acceptable load10 g
The measurement error of the trimShall be less than one millimeter