Victor, most of that tech is dual use and controlled under the International Treaty on Arms Reduction (ITAR) and US Export Administration...
The term stagger is an aerodynamic one and not used in most hydrodynamic propeller design. Unlike the pressure effects of stagger in aerodynamics,...
Bob, you will want the cooling water pickup well aft near centerline. The idea is to place the pickup in an area of high pressure, usually with...
Yep, economics (and therefore politics) drive port selection. Nothing to do with engineering except how much cheaper port facilities make shipping...
Just a question....is it a company provided accommodation for workers or a "for rent" accommodation like a fish camp room? Around here (WA...
I'm not sure about Canada, but down here in the States, it is OSHA who has a lot to say about berthing barges. As soon a sleeping aboard comes...
Welcome to the Forums. As Nicolas implies, all the data you have shown so far really doesn't show the total picture. Is the existing diesel...
As Mc and I opined, for those box boats, I doubt you would notice it. A more slippery hull may have measurable amounts, but for most hulls I've...
You do not want electrical fittings in the wet bilge, you do not want to have to access under the shaft....
Pretty much what Mc_rash said. If going hard ahead/astern you might get a starvation issue on the thruster, and probably more noise/vibration on...
Yeah, hull speed is not applicable to a planing hull shaped like that. Start with the paper in the link below for typical planing hull powering....
Welcome to the forums Rob. As Will implies, there can be some issue with red oak, an open grained wood, as a decking. Prone to splinters and...
I've done that calc on a ship 1/5th the size of this one. At speeds above 3 ft/sec it only destroys the anchor handling gear.....if you get the...
All this proves is that 1/2m*V^2=big number when a large ship is involved
Pretty much as expected. AUKUS nations name British-Australian vendor team to build submarines...
