Several accidents in towing operations of barges or disabled ships in restricted and open waters have made necessary the investigation of the course keeping stability of towed vessels. In this work a non-linear mathematical model is used to simulate the slow surge, sway, and yaw motions of a vessel towed by a heavy catenary towline. The effect of geometric parameters of the system on the stability of equilibrium configurations is analyzed. It is shown that for certain choices of towing system parameters, dynamic loss of stability may occur which results in qualitatively different asymptotic response. The results of this study identify regions in the parameter space that lead to either safe operations or hazardous system response. Keywords: Ship motion; Towed bodies; Hydrodynamic stability. Theses. (edc)
Parametric Study of the Dynamic Stability of Towed Ships
1989
49 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Fluid Mechanics , Ship motion , Towed bodies , Towing , Accidents , Barges , Catenaries , Configurations , Dynamic response , Equilibrium(General) , Geometry , Hazards , Hydrodynamics , Limitations , Losses , Mathematical models , Motion , Nonlinear analysis , Open water , Parameters , Parametric analysis , Response , Safety , Ships , Stability , Surges , Theses , Towing cables , Water , Yaw , Coursekeeping , Restricted waters , Swaying
Dynamic stability on course of towed ships
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