STATISTICS OF SUCCESSIVE WAVE PERIODS WITH APPLICATION TO ROLLING OF SHIPS

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Myrhaug, Dag | Dahle, Emil Aall | Rue, Håvard | Slaattelid, Olav H.

Affiliations: Department of Marine Hydrodynamics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway | Det Norske Veritas, N-1322 Høvik, Norway | Department of Mathematical Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway | Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute, Trondheim, Norway

Abstract: This paper applies the distributions of Myrhaug and Rue (1993a, 1998) and Myrhaug and Slaattelid (1999) to rolling of smaller vessels in beam seas in a simplified manner. The emphasis here is on how the statistical properties of successive wave periods can be used to identify dangerous (synchronous) wave situations at sea and for comparison of ships with different damping and roll periods.

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 47, no. 451, pp. 253-266, 2000