Development of low wake wash hull form

• Main Authors: Yaakob, O. B., Ahmed, Y. M., Abd. Rahman, M. M., Elbatran, A. H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58294/1/AHElbatran2015_DevelopmentofLowWakeWashHull.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58294/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v74.4649
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Wake wash has become a significant issue in the ship design industry due to its impact on the environment in terms of erosion of natural shoreline wetlands. Many ideas for reducing wake wash have been introduced. This research work presents the development of a low wake wash catamaran hull form. In...