Trawler belongs to group of ships with service speed to length ratio of up to 1.2 which is well above lower limit for advantageous use of bulbous bow; thus gain is to be expected; model tests were carried out at Swedish State Shipbuilding Experimental Tank to investigate magnitude and limits of gain.


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    Title :

    Bulbous Bows on Trawlers


    Additional title:

    Int Shipbldg Progress


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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