3.4 Results of wind tests
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3.4 Results of wind tests

  3.4.1 The measured drag coefficient (CD ), lift coefficient (CL ) and heeling moment coefficient (CM ) are shown in figure 3.4. They are non-dimensionalized by the following equations:

  3.4.2 In the figure the angle of heel is defined as positive when the ship heels to lee side (refer to figure 3.1). The broken line is the heeling moment coefficient of the standard weather criterion, calculated from equation (N-3.5), which is derived from the equation in paragraph 3.2.2.2 of the Code. However, in order to be compared with the test results, Z is replaced by the height of the centre of the lateral projected area above waterline, i.e. Hc in table 2.1.

Measured drag coefficient (CD ), lift coefficient (CL ) and heeling moment coefficient (CM )

  3.4.3 It is characteristic in the figure that all the quantities (CD , CL and CM ) vary significantly with heel angle. As for the heeling moment, it is smaller than the standard criterion and further reduces when the ship heels, especially to lee side. The lift force is not so small and close to the drag force when the heeling angle is -5° (weather side). However, the adjustment of the vertical position of the model is not necessary since the lift force is 0.7% of the displacement of the ship in a wind speed of 26 m/s.

  3.4.4 For comparing the test results with Z in equation (N-3.5), the measured heeling moment was converted to the height of the centre of wind force above waterline, lwind , by the following equation:

  3.4.5 The result is shown in figure 3.5. It can be observed that the centre of wind force is also a function of heel angle.

Height of the centre of wind force above waterline (model scale)


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