Resistance tests with models of two fishing boats

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hell, Antz

Affiliations: Chalmers University of Tehnology, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Division of Ship Hydromechanics Report No.46; Gothenburg, Sweden

Abstract: Two fishing boat models of about 85 feet in length have been tested at different drafts to compare the resistance qualities. One model is a traditional Swedish wooden trawler, the other one is of a form optimized according to the FAO/NPL regression analysis. The results show that the Swedish trawler is inferior from a resistance point of view. The optimized form gives very good results and also a good correlation between model experiments and theoretical calculations.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1969-1618301

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 16, no. 183, pp. 329-341, 1969