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4949 (v.2) Design for Small Craft 100
Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Introduction - revise necessary maths and definitions of physics, the weight schedule, buoyancy. Form definition: form coefficients, calculator methods for hydrostatics. Drawing of lines, fairing. Small angle stability - GM, free surface. Large angle stability - GZ curve, dynamic stability. Construction - scantling tables, sources (and software). Principles of resistance. Model tests, standard series. Foils, rudders, keels, sails. Powering, propeller theory and selection, jets, thrusters and others. Sailplans, sail carrying power, hull balance. For a vessel of your choice - design project. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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