HALF-SUBMERGED CATAMARAN

PURPOSE:To prevent a combined motion of bouncing and pitching by making an opened section over upper and lower water lines on the rear hull of a strut of a half-merged catamaran and positioning the center of floatation of the strut just above the center of buoyancy of a lower hull and the strut. CON...

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Main Author SUGA TOSHIHIKO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.07.1982
Subjects
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:PURPOSE:To prevent a combined motion of bouncing and pitching by making an opened section over upper and lower water lines on the rear hull of a strut of a half-merged catamaran and positioning the center of floatation of the strut just above the center of buoyancy of a lower hull and the strut. CONSTITUTION:A half-submerged catamaran is composed of symmetrical left and right submerged lower hulls 1, struts 2 which are raised on them, and a cross deck 3 which connect the upper ends of each strut 2 over a water level 6. Opened sections 7 are made in the rear hull of the struts 2 over the upper and lower water lines 6 so as to position the center of floatation F of the struts 2 nearly above the center of buoyancy B of the lower hull 1 and the strut 2. The positioning of the center of floatation F above the buoyancy B prevents the combination of bouncing and pitching, thereby improving the moving performance of the hull.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19810002454