CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE FOR MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING
AND APPLIED PHYSICS
Design for Small Craft
Lecturers: Shaun Ritson
12 x 2 hour lectures
Wednesday 6-8pm, next offering semester 2, 2008
Location: Curtin University of Technology, Bentley Campus
Fee: $480 inc GST
ENTRY GUIDELINES
The ability to manipulate very simple algebra and understand the
three basic trigonometry functions (sine, cosine, tangent) is all
the maths required. A high school understanding of forces and mechanics
is useful but not essential. Familiarity with basic small craft
terminology is assumed.
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PROVISIONAL COURSE OUTLINE
- 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
- Sail plans, sail carrying power, hull balance
- For a vessel of your choice: design project
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All courses are offered subject to minimum student numbers. (Please encourage your friends and colleagues to enrol).
