Exam Question
(a) Define coefficient of fineness of waterplane area, block coefficient and midship. (6)
(b) A box shaped vessel has length, 100m and breadth 12m and floats at a range of drafts from 1m to 10m. Produce curves of KB, BM and KM. (10)
Class 2 (2nd Engineer)
SC&S
📅 Dec 2023
Reference Answer
Coefficient of Fineness of Waterplane Area (Cw)
This is the ratio of the ship's waterplane area to the area of a rectangle with the same length and breadth of the ship at the same waterline. It is given by:
$$C_{w}=\frac{WPA}{L\times B}$$
Where:
This is the ratio of the ship's waterplane area to the area of a rectangle with the same length and breadth of the ship at the same waterline. It is given by:
$$C_{w}=\frac{WPA}{L\times B}$$
Where:
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