EP0290170B1 - Bateau à performance hydrodynamique améliorée - Google Patents

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EP0290170B1
EP0290170B1 EP88303630A EP88303630A EP0290170B1 EP 0290170 B1 EP0290170 B1 EP 0290170B1 EP 88303630 A EP88303630 A EP 88303630A EP 88303630 A EP88303630 A EP 88303630A EP 0290170 B1 EP0290170 B1 EP 0290170B1
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  • This invention relates to navigable vessels and one of its principal objects is to provide a vessel with improved performance, particularly a vessel that creates less turbulence, has less frictional resistance, and performs better in disturbed water and heavy seas, while maintaining stability and operating capability.
  • the result of such improvements is increased fuel economy and/or speed, smoother operation, less structural demands on the vessel and improved operation in disturbed water.
  • a vessel moving through water experiences frictional resistance at the wetted surface below the water line.
  • the turbulence created by the hull moving through the water increases rapidly until frictional forces become the practical barrier to higher speed.
  • the energy required to propel the vessel increases correspondingly.
  • An additional goal has been to improve the ability to operate in disturbed water, including heavy seas, where pitching and slamming, spray, yaw and roll severely limit navigability.
  • Trim is the altitude at which the vessel is designed to lie when at rest. For displacement vessels this will usually be the same attitude that the vessel assumes at speed. It is important both for convenience and practicality that the decks, working, areas, equipment, etc. be at the same relationship to the horizontal (i.e. be horizontal) both when the vessel is at rest and when underway.
  • planing vessels normally are designed to (and must) operate at a positive trim angle, usually two to ten degrees, so that the stern remains in the water enough to maintain the stability of the vessel, not only against roll and yaw but also against pitching forces that could lake the bow under, and to keep the propelling mechanisms submerged.
  • Loss of trim is usually measured as an angular deviation of the vessel's horizontal center of gravity line from true horizontal, zero degrees being perfect trim).
  • trim imposes a substantial penalty of increased friction and drag due to sinking of the stern increased pitching, slamming and yaw, wind action against and air entrainment under the upraised bow and a substantial spray root at the bow entrance, as well as a decrease in the efficiency of the propelling system in most cases.
  • maintaining trim is an additional objective in the art to further the primary goal of improving speed and efficiency.
  • Planing hulls are widely used in moderate size and smaller vessels.
  • the planing surfaces on the hull cause the vessel to rise in the water as speed increases, thus decreasing the wetted surface area and thereby decreasing the frictional resistance and drag. This decrease can be substantial. Nevertheless, a substantial amount of the wetted surface remains, together with its associated frictional resistance and drag, and the trim limitations impose the substantial penalties on efficiency mentioned above.
  • Aside from the efficiency problems associated with trim as speed increases water flow past even the most streamlined planing surfaces becomes turbulent. This turbulence has been yet another barrier to increased speed and efficiency for which a solution has long been sought.
  • Hydrofoils like airfoils in the aeronautical arts, are streamlined bodies which create a useful reaction ("lifting force") from a fluid stream moving relative to them.
  • lifting force a useful reaction
  • hydrofoils In practice hydrofoils are given a different curvature (camber) at the opposed surfaces.
  • the resulting unbalanced profile is designed to create an efficient lifting force in the water at the selected angle of attack of the hydrofoil, i.e. the angle between the chord (straight line connecting the leading and trailing edge) of the hydrofoil and the direction of movement of the vessel.
  • the hydrofoils are secured to the hull of the vessel and usually extend transversely amidships at and/or below the bottom of the hull.
  • Hydrofoils are capable of lifting the vessel almost completely from the water thus reducing friction and drag to that imparted by the remaining relatively minor amount of wetted surface (principally portions of the propulsion system, and the relatively hydrodynamically efficient rudder and hydrofoils).
  • the daunting structural and other design problems involved in lifting an entire vessel onto hydrofoils and continuing to propel it limits their use to smaller vessels.
  • These vessels have additional serious shortcomings. They have poor stability and are difficult to handle. They have limited service speed. Hydrofoils are highly vulnerable to floating debris.
  • hydrofoils as designed and positioned can only impart a lifting action and they serve no appreciable function of heave or trim control, of countering yaw or pitch or of decreasing the friction or turbulence of the water on the vessel hull when a portion of the hull is under water at slower speeds. Indeed, the foils likely add to turbulence and drag when the hull is in the water.
  • Hull design efforts have been directed at the use of dynamic forces created as a planing vessel moves through the water to reduce settling or sinking of the stern due to upward inclination of the bow during planing.
  • foils have been suggested for imparting a lifting force on a vessel to affect its trim.
  • U.S. Patent No 4,569,302 a lifting foil is attached to the stern skegs of a barge, and in this position would tend to lift the stern. This could compensate for the uplift of the bow of the barge by a tow line and thus help to maintain trim.
  • Hydrodynamics of Ship Design a three volume treatise by Harold E. Sauders, published by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 74 Trinity Place, New York 6. N.
  • Diving planes or foils are utilized both at the bow and the stern of submarines. By adjusting the angle of attack, these planes will create an upward or downward force at the bow and stern, as the submarine moves in water, to change the attitude of the vessel from the horizontal to dive or rise to the surface(see Hydrodynamics Vol. I, p. 569). However, these foils are maintained in a neutral or no lift position for surface travel.
  • planing vessels are conventionally provided with substantial volume and lateral surface at the bow for buoyancy and upward planing force.
  • Skegs which are projections or appendages on the underwater hull, have long been employed at the afterbody of vessels for various purposes including dampening of swings to thus impart stability of route. Hydrodynamics at Section 25.15(pp. 379) also suggests that "a skeg may be applied to or worked into the entrance---", although the type of vessel and particular purpose in mind is not revealed. So far as is known the employment of skegs at the forebody of a planing vessel, and in particular a planing vessel designed to operate close to or at trim, has not previously been addressed.
  • a step is a vertical discontinuity, usually sharp, across the bottom of the vessel. Typically they are straight or V-shaped in plan form.
  • a vessel of improved performance comprising at least one hull having planing surfaces aft of the entrance capable of generating a substantial dynamic lifting force on the hull; the vessel being characterised by: a fine, deep entrance with steeply sloped surfaces capable of generating in the water flow dynamic downward forces on the bow and with surfaces generating lift forces in the water flow being limited in amount and configuration whereby said dynamic downward forces predominate at planing speed to maintain the hull at a small trim angle and means to be spaced from said hull and responsive to the flow passing the hull for applying an aftward downward force on the hull with a locus in the transverse direction of the vessel that is substantially at the longitudinal centerline plane thereof and, in the longitudinal direction, aftmidships.
  • the invention also provides a method of improving the performance of a vessel having a hull with planing surfaces aft of the entrance capable of generating a substantial dynamic lifting force and a fine, deep entrance with steeply sloped surfaces capable of generating in the water flow dynamic downward forces on the bow and with surfaces generating lift forces in the water flow being limited in amount and configuration whereby said dynamic downward forces predominate at speed to maintain the hull at small trim angle, the method comprising imposing on said hull a downward force responsive to the flow passing that, at planing speed, is greater than 1% of the displacement weight of the vessel, at a locus in the transverse direction of the vessel that is substantially at the longitudinal centerline plane thereof and, in the longitudinal direction aftmidships.
  • planing vessel performance may be substantially improved by imposing on the vessel during its movement a dynamic downward force which is generally aligned with the longitudinal vertical centerline plane, at a location or locations along the length of the vessel.
  • Dynamic force is intended to mean force generated as the vessel moves through the water, as contrasted to static force, such as the gravitational forces caused by the weight of the vessel, cargo, ballast, etc., which severely impede efficiency during navigation and which can create difficulties in establishing and maintaining a satisfactory trim to the vessel both at rest and during navigation.
  • a further important part of this invention is that the dynamic downward force is positioned to counter the tendency of the planing surfaces to increase the trim angle and to heave the vessel into an unstable condition as speed increases and to counter forces creating yaw and pitch, thus generally improving the trim of the vessel during operation.
  • trim may be maintained during operation of the vessel which approaches or equals that of the vessel at rest particularly in the case of vessels specifically designed for the application of such force.
  • the location and magnitude of the dynamic downward force and/or the other upward and downward forces acting fore-and-aft on the vessel are adjusted relative to each other to bring the locus of all such upward forces and the locus of all such downward forces closer to each other and, ideally, to have such loci coincide at any given speed, particularly as speed increases from displacement mode to planing mode at around ten to twenty knots.
  • this may include not only positioning of the point or points of application of the dynamic downward force but also vessel design to provide and position weight, buoyancy planing and other lifting surfaces, propeller downward pull or suction at the buttocks and bottom, etc. which will cooperate most effectively with the dynamic downward force to maintain trim through the entire speed range of the vessel.
  • the downward force applied is generally 1 to 50% or more and preferably 5 to 25% of the displacement weight of the vessel.
  • Another part of this invention relates to configuration of the wetted surface in specific ways that cooperate in a unique fashion with the dynamic downward force of this invention and which, additionally may be beneficially used independently. These include a deep draft, fine bow, a bow skeg, a bow wing, a fore-and-aft planing surface and keel configuration, an aft flow separation zone and an aft chine seperation fins and double stern arrangement.
  • the bow of this invention for a planing vessel is both deep and fine, as compared to conventional planing vessel bows, and is generally flat to concave at the entrance.
  • the bow entrance at points 10% and 20% of the distance from the fore perpendicular to the aft perpendicular have a ratio of the design chine beam to keel line draft no greater than 3 and 4, respectively.
  • the mean draft over the distance from the fore perpendicular to points 10% and 20% of the distance to the aft perpendicular is desirably at least 80% of the deepest draft aft of the entrance and may be equal to or greater than the aftward draft.
  • the entrance of this invention generates only limited lifting force due its shape. Instead, that shape will generate predominating suction forces as vessel speed increases, which will bias the bow downward, thus preventing the bow from "planing up” to a positive trim angle as do conventional planing vessel bows. This downward force will cooperate with a dynamic downward force applied aftwardly of the pressure point of the vessel planing surfaces to facilitate the dynamic trim of this invention.
  • the downward forces at the entrance and aft will together "balance" the vessel to trim about the "fulcrum” of upward planing force acting therebetween.
  • the aftwardly dynamic force additionally, has a biasing effect against downward pitching at the bow, again acting through the "fulcrum” of the upward planing force acting in between, thus imparting stability for a bow that could otherwise be dangerous in disturbed waters when operating at zero trim.
  • Another feature of the invention comprises a vessel equipped with a forward skeg and a forward wing for purposes which will be described. Both the skeg and the wing are located forward of midships, preferably extending aft from the bow, centered on the longitudinal centerline of the vessel. The skeg is attached to and extends downwardly from the bottom of the vessel along the hull line. As compared to conventional aftward skegs, the bow skeg's positioning will be more effective in maintaining the vessel in its path of travel(directional stability) and in decreasing yaw in heavy seas.
  • the forward skeg carries out the important function of splitting the oncoming flow which better distributes and partially relieves the pressure of the flow on the aftward wetted surface, thus helping to retain laminarity of the flow and thereby reducing turbulence and friction. This is a unique function which would have little or no affect with prior art planing vessels which plane up at the bow to essentially"ride" on top of the water.
  • the forward wing may be attached to the underside margin of the forward skeg and supported thereby.
  • the forward wing in general aspect is designed to have a streamlined and low resistance profile in the vessel direction and a relatively high friction and drag profile in the heave(vertical) direction. It is thereby capable of providing a lifting force and dampening pitch dynamically with minimum added friction and drag, particularly as compared to static dampeners such as ballast tanks.
  • a swept back or "delta" wing is employed extending at the entrance aftward from its leading vertex five to 30% of the waterline length of the vessel along the skeg. This wing desirably has an angle between the leading surfaces to either side of 1 to 15 degrees.
  • the wing when appropriately designed and positioned relative to the water flow, the wing may also be utilized to provide a dynamic lifting or depressive force on the vessel foreward of midships for purposes of adjusting heave or trim of the vessel, either independently of or in cooperation with the other features of this invention involving trim and heave control.
  • Another feature of the invention is the design of the planing floor aft midships to enhance stability of the vessel for operation at zero trim.
  • Conventionl planing vessels which are "trimmed at the stern" i.e. operated at a substantial trim angle, are designed to have a draft aft midships of a similar magnitude as that at midships, and frequently even a greater draft.
  • the floor rises from midships to the stern at least 25% of midships draft and may rise as much as 50% to 100% or greater of midships draft.
  • a pressure release zone or floor is provided on the hull wetted surface at the stern extending to the transom, configured and positioned to gradually reduce the pressure on the flow along the hull planing surface without itself at the same time creating undue additional turbulence and friction.
  • the pressure release floor constitutes a planar or concave, upwardly extending terminal portion of the planing surface on the hull bottom which intersects aftwardly with the stern to form a transverse trailing edge.
  • the pressure release floor desirably extends between 5% and 25% of the waterline length of the vessel and rises between 10% to 50% of midships draft of the vessel.
  • a transverse step may be positioned aftmidships near and advantageously may form the leading portion or edge of the release zone to enhance its effect.
  • the trailing edge of the pressure release floor is straight, extends across the stern parallel with the base line plane and perpendicular to the vertical longitudinal centerline plane of the vessel, is elevated from the step and is positioned approximately at the design waterline of the vessel, desirably a distance of less than 15% of midships draft above or below the design waterline.
  • Another aspect of the invention is the provision of a double stern construction having a rearward and upward fin extension of the chine at each side of the vessel which effects a smooth and gradual flow separation at their aft termination, thus avoiding drag that otherwise occurs.
  • vessels may possess larger planing surface and have a broader beam and a larger stern section without problems of stability(particularly as to pitch and roll) and control or an unacceptable increase in friction and drag, thereby permitting larger payloads and improved performance
  • another aspect of this invention are vessels having a planing surface configuration which would be unstable for conventional planing vessels and vessels having a planing surface configuration which is unique with respect to amount of such surface and/or its distribution on the vessel's hull.
  • An important aspect of this invention is the employment of foils under or beside the hull at a position or positions along the hull to create the appropriate dynamic downward force.
  • the foils are disposed with their leading edges in the vessel travel direction and are oriented to present an angle of attack to the water flow to generate the desired downward force at the vessel speed.
  • Conventional foils either with a symmetrical profile or dominant camber on the lift direction side, may be employed.
  • special foils particularly adapted for this use are provided to optimize the benefits the invention and comprises another feature thereof.
  • the conventional foils referred to above have a characteristic little considered nor of any moment in their conventional use, namely they divert flow as it passes the trailing edge, in the direction opposite that of the lifting force imparted. However, as they are used in the present invention "upside down" to create a downward force, i.e. negative lift, such conventional foils will divert flow upwardly.
  • Novel foils having low induced drag, particularly at higher speeds are also provided which have a lower surface from the midsection of the foil to the trailing edge which is curved upwardly a substantial distance toward the chord of the foil.
  • the foil is providing a relatively flat upper surface extending from the the region of the leading edge towards the midpoint lf the foil.
  • a step may be provided in either the upper or lower surface extending in the span direction, on the upper surface to decrease the rise in force at higher speeds and on the lower surface to increase the rise of force.
  • this invention appears to convert a planing vessel partially into a displacement vessel, in the sense that in planing the decrease in wetted surface is significantly less than, and proportionally perhaps only a small fraction of the decrease in wetted surface in a conventional planing vessel. This appears an anomaly and contrary to the very purpose of planing surfaces, i.e. to decrease wetted surface to the extent practicable.
  • the efficiency of the vessel is improved over conventional planing vessels and this improvement is even significantly greater than might be expected by the increased performance due to maintenance of at rest trim and consequent lower friction and drag at the stern and along the planing surfaces.
  • the narrow, deep bow surfaces coact with the gradually flaring planing surfaces extending aftwardly to smoothly guide the flow principally in a fore-to-aft flow line in a manner that minimizes turbulence and, in particular, avoids entrapment or entrainment of air bubbles under the bull and greatly supress and, perhaps, completely eliminates the spray root or roots that normally occur in conventional planing vessels.
  • the gradual and uniform release of pressure due to the arrangement of planing surfaces described additionally minimize the friction and drag usually experienced at the stern.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view in outline form of a vessel with a superimposed force diagram to demonstrate the action of forces longitudinally on a vessel, as they relate to the present invention.
  • FIG 2 is an isometric view of a vessel embodying the present invention taken from the starboard side.
  • FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the vessel of FIG. 2 taken from the starboard side.
  • FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the vessel of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view at the aft section of the vessel of FIG. 3 taken aftwardly along lines 5--5.
  • FIG 6 is a cross-sectional view at the aft section of the vessel of FIG. 3 taken aftwardly along lines 6--6.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view at the fore section of the vessel of FIG. 3 taken aftwardly along lines 7--7.
  • FIG 8 is a cross-sectional view at the fore section of the vessel of FIG. 3 taken forewardly along lines 8--8. And, in dotted line, a cross-sectional view of the fore section forewardly of lines 8--8 at station 1/2(half way between stations 1 and 2 marked along the length of the vessel in FIG. 3).
  • FIG 9 is an isometric view of the bow forward of section lines 8--8 of FIGURES 1-3 taken from below and showing the skeg and forward wing mounted along the bottom thereof.
  • FIG.10 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the lower portion of cross-sectional view of FIG. 8.
  • FIG.11 is the isometric view of FIG. 9 but showing an alternate form of a forward wing on the bow.
  • FIG. 12 is a fragmentary view of the bow of FIG. 2 but showing an alternative form of the forward wing mounted thereon.
  • FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along lines 13--13 of FIG11 showing the cross-section of the forward wing.
  • FIG. 14 is a stern view of the vessel of FIGURES 2-4.
  • FIG. 15 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken outwardly along lines 15--15 of the stern of FIG. 14 showing a foil and its connection with the vessel.
  • FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along lines 16-16 of FIG.15 showing the foil in cross-section.
  • FIG.17 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing, in cross-section, an alternative foil configuration forming a part of this invention.
  • FIG. 18 is a plan view in outline form of a vessel showing the planing surface configuration thereof and the related positioning of downward force generating means.
  • FIG. 19 is a plan view in outline form of a vessel showing another planing surface configuration and the related positioning of downward force generating means.
  • FIG. 20 is a plan view in outline form of a vessel showing another planing surface configuration and the related positioning of downward force generating means.
  • FIG. 21 is an outline view taken from the stern of a vessel showing an alternative foil configuration and mounting arrangement.
  • FIG. 22 is an enlarged isometric view, from below, of the stern of the vessel of FIGS. 2-4(with the foil and struts not shown) but showing an alternative floor, step and chine fin configuration on the trailing portion of the vessel floor.
  • Planing vessels contemplated in the practice of this invention are vessels for which at design speed dynamic lift is appreciable, equaling at least five percent of the weight of the vessel and,when operated conventionally, which have their center of gravity at least as high as it is with the vessel at rest.
  • This includes so-called semi-planing vessels which generate a a lifting force smaller in relation to displacement weight, on the order of ten or, perhaps more typically twenty or forty percent of the displacement weight, and full planing vessels for which dynamic lift at speed may equal one half to two thirds of the weight or as high as ninety percent.
  • a full planing vessel at design speed will have a center of gravity higher than at rest and a wetted surface which is may only one third of the at rest value, or even less. It should be understood that benefits of this invention may be realized for semi-planing vessels which may be as great as for vessels with greater planing force potential relative to vessel weight.
  • FIG. 1 shows the nature and directionality of the various forces acting upon a planing vessel 1a. These include the weight W, of the vessel and its contents, acting through the center of gravity, and the upward buoyancy force B, of the water on the wetted surface of the vessel, acting collectively through the center of buoyancy. The centers of gravity and buoyancy normally coincide when the vessel is at rest.
  • planing force P.F. When the vessel is at speed planing force P.F. will act upwardly along the planing surfaces 2a and collectively, this force will act through a locus called the pressure point. Also, in the case of conventional planing vessels in the planing mode the vessel will rise in the water (heave up) until the planing force is counterbalanced by the loss of buoyancy force due to the loss in wetted surface (or lowering of the waterline) due to the rise. Typically, a conventional planing vessel will rise until the wetted surface decreases to one third or less of the at rest wetted surface (when all of the vessels weight is borne by the buoyancy of the vessel). Hence buoyancy force is decreased in the planing mode with the substitution of planing force.
  • the locus of these planing forces, as well as their magnitude, can be adjusted fore-and-aft by distributing more or less surface fore or aft, by changing the inclination or angle of attack of such surfaces longitudinally and/or, in the case of V-bottom vessels, by changing their transverse inclination (called "raising or lowering the floor”).
  • the trim of the vessel in the planing mode will vary in accordance with the relative distribution fore-to-aft, of the various forces, particularly the dynamic forces which may vary with the speed of the vessel.
  • the increased forward force will raise or heave the bow relative to the stern and thus increase the trim angle of the vessel.
  • Increasing the fineness and vertical wetted surface at the bow (deepness) will increase the suction forces along these surfaces and the negative lift created thereby and thus lower the bow relative to the stern.
  • the trim angle may be maintained less than two degrees, and, advantageously, zero degrees or even at a minor negative angle, such as up to minus five degrees, if desired for example to reduce pitching in heavy seas, while still maintaining vessel stability.
  • a minor negative angle such as up to minus five degrees
  • this invention downward force is applied to the vessel both to bring it closer to trim and to improve its stability.
  • the vessel will be capable of operating in disturbed water with stability against bow submergence and directional and transverse stability. More conventional planing vessels may also benefit from use of this invention although in some cases to a lesser degree.
  • the dynamic downward force is applied strategically fore-to-aft along the longitudinal vertical centerline plane in relation to the other forces acting on the vessel, and particularly the planing forces, so as to bring the vessel closer to zero trim.
  • FIGURES 18 and 19 illustrate this principle, focusing only upon the upward planing forces of the vessel.
  • the planing surfaces 2b at the forebody of vessel 1b, as shown in trim have a pronounced convexity thus presenting to the oncoming flow a substantial rise at the bow which will generate strong planing forces forward and only lesser forces aftward of the convexity.
  • the locus of planing forces will be foreward such as at F-1.
  • a dynamic downward force preferably generated by a foil 3b, is positioned more forward, as shown, at or slightly forward of midships.
  • FIG. 20 A more complex balance is illustrated in FIG. 20, again focusing only on the planing forces Vessel 1d has a forward planing surface 2d resembling that of FIG. 18, which will generate a planing force having a locus or pressure point more forward, as well as a step cooperating with a stern pressure release zone (fully explained at a later point) which will also tend to concentrate planing force forwardly of step 4d.
  • the downward dynamic forces may be divided into two components, a forward component generated by foil 3d-1 fore midships and a aft component generated by a foil 3d-2 located at the stern.
  • the force and exact location of each component may be regulated relative to each other and, collectively, relative to the planing and other forces acting on the vessel, in order to maintain trim and stability during planing.
  • the magnitude of downward force to be applied will vary primarily with the weight, volume(buoyancy) and wetted surface of the vessel and the amount of planing force the vessel generates at planing speed. In accordance with this invention it is desirable, at planing speed, to maintain the actual decrease in wetted surface at less than two thirds of the decrease(from the amount of wetted surface at rest) the vessel would experience without the downward force. Stability and trim should continue to improve with greater downward force that will maintain the wetted surface increase at less than fifty percent and preferably at a level of between five and twenty five per cent of the normal reduction of wetted surface(when the force is not applied). If desired enough downward force can be applied to increase the wetted surface even as high as 150% or175% beyond that at rest which can be an advantage for vessels at high speeds or operating in heavy seas.
  • the force may be related to the displacement weight of the vessel, i.e. the actual weight of the vessel out of water.
  • the downward force equals one to fifty percent or higher, and preferably between five and twenty five percent of the displacement weight.
  • the downward force would be generally less, desirably at least five percent of the displacement weight of the vessel and preferably between eight and twenty percent.
  • FIGURES 2, 3 and 4 An example of a specially designed vessel is shown in FIGURES 2, 3 and 4 in which a single component of dynamic downward force is provided located at the the stern to accrue special advantages of efficiency and structural design which will be described.
  • Vessel 1 comprises a hull 5 having a fore perpendicular 6 at the bow, which demarcates the point on the apex of the bow that is at waterline when loaded, in accordance with the vessel design, and an aft perpendicular 7 at the aftmost point where the stern meets the design waterline.
  • the distance between these perpendiculars constitutes the length of the vessel at waterline.
  • the waterline length of the vessel in this example is 150 feet (30.5 m). For purposes of describing the hull, this distance is subdivided into ten equidistant stations as shown (including each perpendicuar as a station) each equal to ten percent of the vessel length.
  • the sidewalls 8 of hull 5 extending above the waterline meet at the prow 9 and diverge aftwardly to a maximum width at about station 6.
  • the sidewall continuing parallel to the stern 10.
  • Each sidewall at its lower margin meets planing floor 11 at the bottom of the hull to form a chine line 12 which is desirably raised by providing it with a small projection or fin 13 (seen more clearly in FIGS. 14 and 22) to channel flow along planing floor 11.
  • Projection 13 desirably is less than one foot (30.5 cm) in depth and preferably between one eighth inch (3 mm) and three inches (75 mm).
  • Raised chine line 12 extends along the length of vessel 1 from approximately station 1 to the stern and, forward of about station 2, the raised chine line essentially serves as a spray strip to divert upward spray.
  • a knuckle 14 above the waterline also extends along each of sidewall 8 from approximately station 1 to the stern.
  • Planing floor 11 which extends essentially the full waterline length of the vessel, is of generally V configuration with the apex at the keel line. As can be seen particularly from FIGURES 5 through 8, beginning with a very sharp V at foreward perpendicular 6, the planing floor gradually flares outward until by station 6 it is at a rise of floor angle of 15.25 degrees. The rise of floor angles at stations 7 through 9, respectively, are 13.5, 9.75 and 5.25. Aftwards to approximately station 6, keel line 15 has a design draft of 51.7 inches (132 cm) and is substantially horizontal, i.e. parallel to the base plane of the vessel, although it may be somewhat concave if desired.
  • a triangular and planar central floor 16 extends aftward at a slightly rising angle to the base plane of the vessel.
  • Central floor 16 in the transverse direction, is approximately parallel to the vessel's base plane.
  • the base plane of the vessel is the plane at the extreme draft of the vessel which is both perpendicular to the longitudinal vertical centerline plane and parallel to the design waterline of the vessel.
  • central floor 16 is at or somewhat aft of the extreme draft of the vessel.
  • Central floor 16 intersects and truncates the ridge line or apical portion of planing floor 11 thus forming two projection lines 17 diverging aftwardly.
  • Both the V shaped floor 11 and central floor section 16 terminate at transverse step 4 at station 9 extending between chines 12.
  • the slopes of floor 11 and floor 16 relative to each other floor 16 may be positioned so as to completely truncate floor 11 at transverse step 4 if desired, as shown at 16a in FIG. 22.
  • the draft of floor 11 is 11.8 inches (30 cm).
  • overall floor configuration from midships in the longitudinal direction becomes generally flat and rises gradually to the stern desirably by at least 25% of the draft at midships and, for improved stability for operation at zero trim, by at least 50% and preferably 75% of midships draft.
  • the rise to the stern from midship; draft is 100% and it may be even somewhat greater (i.e. above waterline), if desired.
  • the rise of the floor longitudinally desirably is generally linear or somewhat concave and with the avoidance of a large degree of convexity.
  • the aftmidships planing floor desirably has a mean draft transversely between chine lines at the transverse vertical plane half the distance between midships and the stern trailing edge no more than 50% greater than the draft at a linear projection between the point of greatest draft at midships (station 5) and the point of greatest draft at the stern trailing edge, and preferably is no more than 25% greater.
  • the chine beam for vessels of this invention advantageously may be relatively large and, desirably, as large or larger than that at midships.
  • the chine beam at midships is 322 inches(818 cm) and from station 7 to the stern trailing edge, 341.4 inches (867 cm).
  • step 4 tapers linearly in height from its highest point at the longitudinal centerline line of the vessel toward each chine 12 to become flush with the fins 13.
  • the step may horizontal from chine to chine as shown in FIG. 22 and, in this case, a bridging fin 18 is provided which is contoured to conduct across the step 19 the flow which moves aftwardly along the chines.
  • the depth of the step (measured at the centerline), in this example 3.4 inches (8.6 cm), will be chosen with relation to the size of the vessel but can vary widely, desirably from 5 to 500 millimeters or, in proportion to the vessel, between 0.001% and 15% of the vessel's draft.
  • Propellers 20 are positioned bilaterally of the keel line immediately below planing floor 11, desirably at or within a distance equal to 50% of the chine beam in advance of step 4. With the propellers so positioned, the discharge therefrom will tend to "sweep off" eddy currents and turbulence that tends to form, at steps, particularly at slower speeds, thus improving the efficiency of the step Additionally, the step will tend to remove turbulent flow from the propellers away from the aftward planing surfaces, thus further decreasing friction and turbulence normally associated with propellers under a planing vessel.
  • a pressure release floor 21 extends aftwardly of step 4.
  • pressure release floor 21 is perpendicular to the longitudinal vertical centerline plane and it extends either convexely or, as shown, as a flat plane to its highest point which is its terminus at trailing edge 22 located at the aft perpendicular 7.
  • the surface of pressure release floor 21 is at or above a plane extending between step 4 and trailing edge 22 and, intermediate the step and the trailing edge, such surface remains below the horizontal level of trailing edge 22.
  • the rise of release floor fore-to-aft is desirably equal to at least one tenth of the vessel's draft at midships and it may be as much as one half of the draft.
  • the vertical location of trailing edge 22 should be a distance less than fifty percent. desirably less than twenty five percent of extreme draft of the vessel above or below the design waterline of the vessel and preferably within ten percent.
  • Release floor 21 should extend fore-to-aft far enough to gradually and uniformly release the planing pressure imposed on the water prior to the step, thus markedly reducing the turbulence and drag usually experienced at the stern of a planing vessel. Desirably this is at least a distance horizontally of five to twenty percent of the waterline length of the vessel.
  • release floor extends fore-to-aft ten percent of the waterline length and rises from a draft of 15.4 inches (39.1 cm) to the 3.4 inches (8.6 cm) below the waterline, 23.2% of midships draft.
  • Twin stern counters 24 extend aftwardly of the aft perpendicular 7 at either side of the hull 5, each with a heel 25 extending aftwardly of transom wall 23 above trailing edge 22.
  • Each heel 25 is slightly curved upwardly both aftward and in the inboard direction and is positioned slightly above the design waterline in order to provide additional fore-to-aft stability against pitching by its "push" against the water when the bow heaves.
  • the chine line fin 13 at either side extends aftward beyond trailing edge 22, curving upwardly along the outer margins of each heel to a point above the design waterline to smoothly seperate at the stern the flow along the raised chine lines.
  • each stern counter 24 is parallel to the longitudinal centerline and each connects with transom wall 23 to form an inboard notch for receiving mounting struts 27 for foil 3.
  • Struts 27 may have pivot bearings (not shown) mounted in inner walls 26 of the stern counter 24 for pivoting around an axis which is horizontal to the base line plane and transverse to the vessel's longitudinal centerline.
  • struts 27 are foil shaped in transverse cross-section with equally cambered surfaces, with the chord generally parallel to the vessel's longitudinal direction. Struts 27 at their lower ends are attached to and support foil 3.
  • Means may be provided, such as hydraulic pistons to connect struts 27 to transom wall 23 to adjust the rotational position of the struts and thereby articulate foil 3 to different angles of attack.
  • foil 3 and its supporting struts may be permanently fixed at a predetermined position for the particular vessel.
  • Foil 3 extends transversely of the vessel's longitudinal vertical centerline plane and substantially equally to each side thereof.
  • the fore to aft position of the foil relative to the vessel is desirably with its leading edge at and a distance below trailing edge 22 to avoid turbulence therebetween, preferably a distance equal to at least six inches (15 cm) but, if possible, not so far below as to increase the draft of the vessel.
  • the foil should be positioned horizontally below the bottom most edge of the step.
  • the leading edge of the foil is positioned vertically at the trailing edge of the vessel, as at trailing edge 7.
  • chord of the foil 3 is generally parallel with or at a slight angle to horizontal.
  • attitude of the foil to the horizontal may be adjusted within a range desirably of plus or minus ten to twenty degrees.
  • the foil or foils may be positioned laterally to the vessel's longitudinal centerline in various ways as may be desired, so that their resultant force at a particular fore-to-aft location is at the centerline.
  • a single foil may span across the centerline, one half to each side.
  • a separate foil may be placed to either side of the centerline and equidistant thereto as shown in FIG 21.
  • the foil mounting in this embodiment is particularly useful for locations forward of the stern.
  • Each foil 3e is fixed to the hull by a hydrodynamically shaped struts 27e in a predetermined orientation (angle of attack) to the flow.
  • the foil is the preferred means of generating downward force in accordance with this invention.
  • the foil may be symmetrical and thus generate downward force by presenting an angle of attack with the flow, with the trailing edge above the leading edge as viewed transversely to the flow direction.
  • the foil may be cambered more highly on the downward side to provide negative lift (downward force) and is then presented at an angle of attack to augment that negative lift, as needed.
  • the profile of the foil is such as to maximize downward force while minimizing induced drag over a wide angle of attack range in the negative direction (with the leading edge lowered relative to the trailing edge) of up to 10 degrees and over a wide range of speeds.
  • the foil is desirable for the foil to operate efficiently in the positive direction(with the leading edge raised) up to 5 degrees or more to produce an upward force. (Such upward force capability may be useful in some cases in for vessels of this invention for countering pitching forces in heavy seas.)
  • special foils which form another part of this invention, are advantageously employed to minimize induced drag and, at the same time, contribute in a novel manner to the maintenance of trim and avoidance of turbulent interaction with the flow passing the hull surfaces, particularly with the flow separating at the stern trailing edge.
  • foils are advantageously configured so that the flow passing their trailing edge (the "downwash") is diverted downwardly, the same direction as the force generated by the foil, as contrasted to conventional lifting foils or wings for which the downwash is in the direction opposite of the generated force.
  • foils which are cambered forward of a trailing portion thereof (preferably, differentially cambered with an overall greater camber on the underside) to generate a downward force when the leading edge is presented to the flow at a negative angle of attack may achieve such diverted flow.
  • the trailing portion of such foils desirably at least the trailing 15%, preferably at least the trailing 20% and up to about the trailing 40% of the foil length, measured along the chord, are configured with the upper surface extending convexely downward to the trailing edge and the under surface extending to the trailing edge with at least substantially less convexity and, desirably is substantially linear and preferably concave.
  • the foils of this invention are configured with a lower surface beginning from a point between about 25 to 55% of the chord distance from the leading edge, which, toward the trailing edge, curves upwardly to a point 85% of the chord length from the leading edge which is a distance from the chord less than 50% of the distance between the chord and the lower surface at the beginning point.
  • the foils may have a relatively narrow profile desirably with a maximum thickness to chord length ratio of 0.15 and preferably between 0.03 and 0.09.
  • such foils may be further modified as to the configuration of the upper surface and by the addition of a step or steps on the foil.
  • the modified upper leading surface configuration comprises a substantially flattened or linear surface extending from a fine leading edge between 30% and 50% of the chord distance toward the trailing edge.
  • Steps may be positioned on the foil at a point along either the upper or lower surface at or toward the trailing edge preferably at a location where the surface in both the leading direction and the trailing direction extends parallel with or inwardly towards the chord.
  • the step may extend at a right angle toward the chord for a distance of 0.1 to 10% or more of the maximum thickness of the foil.
  • the affect of the foil is to provide a non-linear response. At higher speeds flow separation will occur at the step.
  • a step on the lower surface results in a decrease in force in the downward direction and for a step on the upper surface, an increase in the force in the downward direction.
  • a step on the lower surface is particularly advantageous in order to provide a less increase in the downward force at very high speeds.
  • foil 3 has a leading edge 43, a trailing edge 44, an upper surface 45 and a lower surface 46.
  • a base or reference line 47 is shown extending from trailing edge 44 towards leading edge 43, at the attitude or, angle of attack, at which foil 3 generates no lift either upward or downward.
  • the leading edge 43 comprises a generally streamlined nose.
  • Upper surface 45 aftward from the nose is convex with maximum convexity at a point between 7 and 20%, and preferably, as shown, at 10% of the chord distance from the leading edge.
  • Surface 45 is concave from the indicated point of maximum convexity to another node point of maximum convexity 48 and then is convex downwardly to trailing edge 44.
  • Lower surface 46 is convex from leading edge 43 to the point of maximum distance from the chord located at 49 and curves from there to trailing edge 44 gradually up toward the chord and becoming slightly concave. At 85% of the chord distance from leading edge 43, the distance of the lower surface 46 to the chord is approximately 30% of that at the point of maximum distance 49.
  • the foil chord length of this example is 49.5 inches (125.7 cm) and the thickness to length ratio is 0.046.
  • the perpendicular distance in inches of the surfaces from base line 47 at each of stations 1 through 33 are found in TABLE I. The spacing between stations is 1.5 inches (38 cm).
  • foil 3 is shown with the modifications described above for high speed operation and otherwise is identical to the foil of FIG. 16.
  • leading portion 50 of the upper surface is substantially linear beginning from leading edge 43 a distance towards trailing edge 44 equal to 45% of the chord length.
  • the nose at leading edge 43 is considerably finer than for the embodiment of FIG. 16.
  • the forward portion 51 of the lower surface 46 retains generally the same curvature but toward and up to the midpoint of the foil is spaced more closely to the chord.
  • a step 52 is located at the midpoint having height equal to 5% of the maximum thickness of the foil.
  • the distances of the surfaces from the base line at stations 1-33 are found in TABLE II similarly as for the embodiment of FIG. 16.
  • the thickness to chord length ratio is 0.045.
  • bow foil 31 for the purpose of decreasing friction and turbulence at the bow.
  • Bow foil 31 is a foil having surfaces with equal camber and having a maximum thickness to chord ratio of 0.063 with the maximum thickness at at a point 45% of the chord length from the leading edge.
  • the chord length(21 inches or 53.3 cm) is 6.4% of the vessel's mean chine beam.
  • the bow foil is employed uniquely in the present invention in cooperation with the fine and deep bow entrance.
  • the bow foil "splits" the water confronting the bow (i.e. imparts outward momentum thereto) and to maintain the laminarity of this flow as it passes the bow which greatly enhances the ability of the entrance to further split the flow and conduct it aftward along the planing floor with a minimum of turbulence.
  • the bow foil is configured to minimize turbulence and friction both by streamlining of its shape and by providing it with a smooth and polished surface.
  • the foil desirably, is neutral That is, configured so as to exert no substantial net force in either direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the foil in water when its chord extends in the direction of movement.
  • the camber or contour of the foil on one side of the chord substantially mirrors that on the other so that the foil is balanced or symmetrical relative to its chord.
  • the foil may be a thin flat plate rounded at the leading and trailing edges.
  • the foil will vary in thickness throughout its chord direction, in as streamlined fashion.
  • the leading section of the foil extends forward along the chord from the thickest point of the foil to the leading edge
  • the trailing section of the foil extends along the chord from the thickest point of the foil to the trailing edge.
  • the foil is desirably big enough in chord length and in thickness, relative to the size of the vessel to impart sufficient outward momentum to the water at service speed to materially decrease the friction on the vessel hull.
  • the thickness of the foil (at its thickest point) in relationship to its length is desirably 1% to 40% of the chord length, with the thickest point located aft of the leading edge a distance equal to 20% to 80% of the chord length and preferably 20% to 60%.
  • the principal variables influencing the choice of thickness of the foil include the design speed of the vessel, its beam and draft and the distance between the bow and the foil.
  • the "angle of attack" of the foil is desirably narrower.
  • the foil is desirably positioned on the vertical longitudinal center plane of the hull of the vessel, with its chord coincident with such vertical center plane.
  • the span of the foil extends a substantial distance below the waterline of the vessel, and, desirably, from the waterline down to the keel line.
  • the trailing edge of the foil confronts and is spaced forwardly of the bowpeak at any point horizontally adjacent thereof.
  • bowpeak is intended to mean the forwardmost point of the vessel at any given elevation above or below the waterline. In most cases at most or all elevations this will be the leading edge of the bow but it can also be other structure, such as a bulb, keel or the like.
  • the foil is positioned with its trailing edge parallel to the bowpeak throughout its length below the waterline.
  • the foil may be at a different angle to the bowpeak, for example, vertical.
  • the foil is positioned with a forward rake, ie inclined forwardly in the upward direction.
  • the spacing of the foil from the bowpeak is important for optimizing the benefits of this invention. The most appropriate spacing will vary with a number of factors, with the distance generally increasing with the service or design speed and with the beam of the vessel and with the thickness and chord length of the foil, and vice versa. While the spacing may thus vary, the foil should be positioned close enough to the bowpeak that, at the vessel's design speed, a useful amount of outward momentum the foil imparts to the water remains when that water passes the vessel's bow.
  • the trailing edge of the foil should be spaced from the bowpeak in order to obtain the full benefits of the invention. That spacing may vary not only in accordance with the factors already mentioned above, but also with the degree of sharpness of the bow, the sharpness of the trailing section of the foil and other factors influencing the degree of friction and turbulence that is generated at the region of the foil trailing edge and the bowpeak.
  • the bowpeak and the foil trailing edge should desirably be spaced apart a distance such that a continuous streamline condition is maintained in the water as it passes adjacent the foil trailing edge and the bow. The more full or bluff the bow or the trailing section of the foil, the wider the spacing that is needed therebetween to maintain streamline flow in the adjacent region.
  • the foil is desirably spaced from the bowpeak at any horizontal point at a horizontal distance equal to or greater than the maximum thickness of the foil (measured from the trailing edge of the foil). Particularly for higher speed vessels, a spacing of between 1% and 30% of beam width of the hull is desirable.
  • the entrance of a vessel is that portion of the forebody where the section areas are increasing, i.e. to the point of maximum section such as at the beginning of a parallel middlebody. For the embodiment of FIGS. 2-4 this is approximately at station 4.
  • the novel entrance of this invention may be conveniently be described by reference to sections thereof extending 10% and 20% of the waterline length of the vessel aftwardly from the fore perpendicular. In the vessel of FIGS. 2-4, this constitutes the forebody portion extending from the fore perpendicular aftward to stations 1 and 2.
  • the entrance 32 is seen to be fine, extending outwardly both upward and aftward at a relatively narrow angle.
  • Aft of the fore perpendicular 6 the buttocks 11, as shown in dotted line at station 1/2 in FIG. 8, are slightly concave in vertical cross-section but, if desired, may be straight.
  • the entrance In the vertical direction the entrance is exceptionally deep for a planing vessel, with the lower margin 33 thereof aftward of perpendicular 6 to station 2, at a draft of approximately 69.8 inches (177.3 cm), about 135% of the deepest draft aftward of entrance 32.
  • the lowest extremity of the entrance is constituted of forefoot 29 connected aftwardly to and forming a part of a skeg 34 bearing forward wing 35 which will be described in detail subsequently.
  • the fine, deep entrance 32 has a relatively low volume and hence low buoyancy. Also it has a large wetted surface disposed at a high vertical angle which can engender substantial negative lift. The amount of surface disposed in the horizontal plane which could generate positive lift is relatively small.
  • the effective depth of this novel entrance for a planing vessel may be characterized by the mean depth or draft over its length or a forward portion thereof.
  • Mean draft may be estimated by dividing the area on the longitudinal vertical centerline plane that falls within the entrance, by the length of the entrance.
  • the mean draft thus estimated may be compared with the deepest draft of the vessel aft of the entrance, typically at around station 4 to 7.
  • the entrance is designed relative to the rest of the vessel so that the mean draft of the entrance portion extending at least 20% or even 10% of the waterline length of the vessel aft of the fore perpendicular is at least 80% of deepest draft aft of the entrance and desirably equal to and even up to 175% greater than deepest draft aft of the entrance.
  • Mean draft of the forebody from the fore perpendicular to station 1 is 117% and from the fore perpendicular to station 2 is 126% of the deepest draft aft of entrance 32 (48.1 inches or 122.2 cm at about station 2 to station 6).
  • Mean draft is estimated by first determining the area of the longitudinal centerline plane below the design waterline and between the fore perpendicular and stations 1 and 2, respectively, that is bordered on the downward and foreward sides by the line of maximum extension of the entrance (including a skeg or equivalent keel extension).
  • the narrowness or fineness of the forebody and the relative absence of effective planing surface at the entrance may be characterized by the ratio of mean chine beam to draft (excluding the depth of any skeg or wing). Beginning from the fore perpendicular even up to station 2 that ratio will change greatly in the transition towards the drastically smaller raise of floor aftmidships.
  • the ratio of mean chine beam to keel line draft (not including the depth of a skeg or other projection below the keel line in determining draft) at the reference plane at each of stations 1 and 2 is a convenient measure of the overall fineness of the entrance both for characterization and design purposes.
  • the ratio of mean chine beam to keel line draft at station 2 (20% percent of the vessel's length aft of the fore perpendicular) is less than 4 and less than 3 at station 1.
  • the beam to keel line draft ratio at station 2 is 3.06 and at station 1, 1.6.
  • planing vessel in accordance with this invention will follow the general principles of providing lower volume and buoyancy forward, providing less lifting (planing) surface forward and providing a greater amount of wetted surface forward that may generate negative lift forces, which together cooperate uniquely with the dynamic forces provided aftward to create an efficient and stable vessel.
  • a highly efficient entrance is provided, which for a planing vessel would otherwise be of questionable stability and possibly dangerous, that in addition to providing its efficiency will cooperate with aftward dynamic forces to trim the vessel and develop the important additional efficiency which accrues.
  • the thin, deep entrance thus permitted, avoids the build up of pressure under the bow and consequent spray root that so decreases the efficiency of conventional planing vessels.
  • the foreward skeg of this invention is located forward of midships desirably extending along the longitudinal centerline plane of the vessel aftward from the region of the fore perpendicular. It may usefully extend as far aft as 30 to 40 percent of the distance to the aft perpendicular.
  • the skeg is attached to and may extends down from the keel of the vessel along the hull line a distance typically of between three inches (7 cm) and as much as fifteen feet (460 cm), depending on the size of the vessel and its draft. Desirably this distance is equal to between one fourth of a percent of mean chine beam and preferably three quarters of a percent or greater, even as high as five percent of the mean chine beam distance. In proportion to the draft of the vessel this distance downward from the keel line desirably is at least 10% of the extreme draft of the vessel without the skeg.
  • the skeg will be constructed to meet the structural demands imposed by the yaw, turning and other forces it will encounter and the structural demands of carrying as forward wing or plane if mounted thereon as will be described.
  • the skeg will be streamlined to minimize the friction and turbulence it creates and it is advantageously foil shaped with relatively sharp leading and trailing edges.
  • skeg 34 is a downward continuation of the bow. Fore-to-aft, skeg 34 extends 261 inches (663 cm), from the fore perpendicular to approximately station 2 and is 20 inches (50.8 cm) deep. As better seen in FIG. 9, skeg 34 is foil shaped with the same curvature on each surface and the chord direction fore-to-aft. The maximum thickness is approximately 9.4 inches or 23.9 cm (0.027% of the chord distance) and this occurs 50% of the chord distance from the leading edges 36. It can be seen that the depth of skeg 34 is substantially greater than its thickness.
  • the foreward skeg with or without a wing mounted thereon because of its positioning is more effective in countering the forces acting on the bow and other forward portions of the vessel to move it off course, particularly yaw forces.
  • a foil shape will enhance the effect of skeg in imparting directional stability to the vessel as the lateral pressure of the flow along its leading edge will tend to bias the skeg against lateral movement in either direction.
  • the skeg also acts as a downward extension of the entrance which adds to the negative pressure differential and hence downward suction force at the bow. This force will cooperate with an aftward dynamic downward force and upward planing forces acting between the skeg and the aft downward force to maintain vessel trim.
  • the forward wing or plane is also to be located forward of midships and for maximum effect will also extend aftwardly of the region of the fore perpendicular. Depending upon its shape the wing may usefully extend aftwardly as far as 30 to 40 percent of the distance to the aft perpendicular.
  • the forward wing is designed to have a streamlined and low resistance profile.
  • the term wing need not be foil shaped or have a lifting capacity or capability.
  • the wing may be advantageously provided with a lifting capability and thus be utilized to also provide a dynamic lifting or depressive force on the vessel foreward of midships for trim control, either independently of or in cooperation with the other trimming forces in accordance with this invention.
  • the forward wing acts efficiently because of its design, positioning and its orientation relative to the vessel travel direction. Also since its mode of operation in decreasing pitch is dynamic, i.e. by its friction, pressure and drag in the water vertically, it is more efficient as compared to static dampers, such as ballast tanks, which increase the weight and thus the wetted surface which, in turn, increases the friction on the ship.
  • static dampers such as ballast tanks
  • the forward wing 35 may be attached to the underside margin of the forward skeg 34 and supported thereby.
  • the wing may be fixed to the sides of the hull at some forward position, desirably at or close to the bow, and extend out therefrom mounted somewhat similarly to roll suppressor fins or wings which are conventionally mounted on vessel hulls amidships.
  • the forward wing may also be mounted in a similar fashion on opposite sides at the lower end of a bow foil attached at the bow of the vessel as previously described.
  • the wing desirably has a dimension in the vertical direction (with respect to the vessel's orientation) that is smaller on average than its chord distance (width), which extends generally in the horizontal plane, usually by a ratio of at least 1 to 2 and preferably of 1 to 10.
  • the wing desirably is bilaterally symmetrical about a longitudinal median axis and is positioned with its longitudinal median axis coincident with the vertical longitudinal centerline plane of the vessel and its lateral axis perpendicular to such centerline plane.
  • the wing is mounted on the skeg both for ease of positioning relative to the vessel and to space the wing from the keel so there is an adequate head of water above the wing to impede its upward movement.
  • the wing advantageously has a generally swept back configuration, preferably of a delta design as illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, with the leading apex 37 in the foreward direction of the vessel to the point where the keel line meets the bow, although it may project a distance in advance of the bow juncture or begin a distance aft thereof.
  • the angle of sweep black of the leading edges 36 of the wing 35 from the perpendicular to the vessel vertical longitudinal centerline plane is desirably at least forty five degrees.
  • the angle between the leading edge on either side of the longitudinal vertical centerline plane is desirably between 1 and 15 degrees (i.e.
  • the wing surfaces 37 for this type wing are preferably substantially planar and dihedrally disposed, i.e. angled with respect to the horizontal toward their outboard margins at leading edges 36, downwardly, preferably 2 to 15 degrees. This is for the purpose of channeling the flow along the center of the wing to further enhance directional stability.
  • the leading edge 36 to either side is linear.
  • the swept back wing design has the particular advantage that only a minimum amount of rounding or streamlining is required of the leading edges in order to present a low resistance profile in the vessel travel direction thus permitting more blunt profile in the vertical direction for drag or resistance to pitch.
  • the swept back wing located at the entrance foremidships desirably extends between 5 and 30 percent of the waterline length of the vessel.
  • wing 35 extends twelve feet (366 cm), from aft of the fore perpendicular 6 aftward to about station 2.
  • the swept back wing may be modified is shown in FIG. 11 by the bilateral addition at leading edges 36 of swept forward wing extensions 38 which extend outboard at an acute angle to the longitudinal centerline of the vessel in the travel direction and are disposed in the same plane as the wing surface to either side, i.e. at the same dihedral angle as shown.
  • forward wings are foil shaped and have symmetrical surfaces, but they may be differentially cambered to provide lift even at a zero angle of attack.
  • forward wing extensions 38 will conduct flow from their tips 39 inboard to skeg 34, thereby enhancing the directional stabilization of the vessel.
  • the alternative skeg mounted forward wing illustrated in FIG. 12 has leading margins beginning at leading edge 36b,which connect to in a generally elliptical configuration to trailing apex 42, and a planar surface 37b.
  • the wing surfaces are positioned accordingly, which for a fully planer wing would be horizontally. This may be approximated by making such surfaces parallel to the baseline plane of the vessel.
  • the forward wing may serve another important function in another context of this invention, that of providing a positive or negative lifting force on the forward section of the vessel.
  • the forward wing may be set at an angle of attack to provide the desired lift in the desired vertical direction.
  • the wing may be positioned at an angle with the horizontal or by approximation, with the base plane of the vessel.
  • a relatively long wing e.g.
  • a minor angle of up to five degrees in the desired direction from the horizontal may generate an adequate force.
  • the angle may be correspondingly wider.
  • the wing may be mounted so that the angle of the wing surfaces to the horizontal may be rapidly adjusted during operation of the vessel.
  • a planar delta wing may be pivotally mounted on the skeg at its forward apex and the trailing end of the wing secured to the skeg by hydraulically operated jacks for vertical adjustment.
  • the forward wing will perform an important function in cooperation with the fine and deep entrance of this invention to compensate for the lack of planing surface at this entrance and for the negative lift generated by suction forces at this entrance which can otherwise impart instability to the vessel, particularly in disturbed water.
  • the attitude of the forward wing may be set to provide an upward force, desirably a one to ten degree angle downwardly at the trailing edge in the case of the swept back wing. This upward force will supplement the dynamic forces acting aftwardly, in supporting the bow to maintain trim and importantly, to counter downward pitching forces which tend to submerge the bow.
  • the wing 35 is fixed at an average angle of two degrees downwardly at the aft to provide a dynamic upward force for this purpose.
  • the forward wing may be utilized in this invention to provide a dynamic downward force component to supplement a downward force at an aftward location.
  • the wing may comprise a foil to each side of the longitudinal vertical centerline plane with the span of each, or a portion thereof, extending generally outwardly of such plane. If no lifting force is desired, then a neutral or symmetrical foil shape may be selected and the foil positioned with its chord parallel to the vessel travel direction. Or, if the foil has an unbalanced or lifting profile, it would be positioned with an angle of attack which would cancel out the lifting force otherwise created by that profile.
  • the wing may be fixed to the sides of the hull at some forward position desirably at or close to the bow and extend out therefrom, mounted somewhat similarly to roll suppressor fins or wings which are conventionally mounted on vessel hulls amidships.
  • this type of forward wing may be set at an angle of attack that gives the desired lift in the desired vertical direction.
  • Either a neutral or a cambered foil may be employed and positioned appropriately to give the desired vertical force on the vessel. If desired, the foil may be mounted so that the angle of attack is easily adjustable during operation of the ship, in order to vary the vertical force it imposes at any particular speed of the vessel.
  • the amount of lifting or dampening force provided by the forward wing will also vary with its positioning at the entrance and with the amount of planing surface, measured as the area subtended by the wing in the horizontal plane.
  • the wing is positioned in the foreward thirty percent of the vessel's waterline length and preferably in the forward twenty percent as shown in the emodiment of FIGS. 2-4.
  • the area in the horizontal plane subtended by the wing desirably is at least two and less than seventy square inches per foot (0.4 to 15 sq cm/cm) of the vessel's waterline length and preferably between five and fifty square inches (1 and 10 sq. cm/cm).
  • the area of the planing surface 37 on the underside of wing 35 of FIGS. is approximately 9 square feet (8361 sq. cm).
  • Either the forward skeg or the forward wing may be employed on a vessel alone or together and with or without the other features of this invention.
  • each is of particular advantage in a vessel in combination with the basic trim and heave control features of this invention because of cooperative relationships described.
  • the trim and heave control features will tend to maintain the bow in the water more constantly in heavy seas, the skeg and forward wing will thus be more constantly under water to make their contribution in reducing yaw and pitch.
  • each hull may embody one or more of the described features, e.g. a narrow and deep entrance, forward skeg, forward wing, bow foil, planing floor rise to the stern as described, a stern pressure release zone and associated transverse step, and flow separation chine fins at the stern.
  • at least the outer hulls are identical to each other as to these features.
  • a transverse foil or group of foils for generating a downward force would still desirably be bilaterally symmetrical of the longitudinal centerline plane of the vessel. However, the centerline plane would be central of the entire vessel and this would be, in the case of a catamaran, equidistant between the two hulls.
  • the vessel will continue generally in trim through a speed range up to approximately 60 knots, with no signs of instability, even in disturbed water equivalent to 3 and 6 foot waves with wave periods from 4 to 16 seconds.
  • the heave of the vessel throughout the speed range is slightly negative, i.e. the draft and, hence, the wetted surface is increased, with the vessel below the at rest waterline as much as 5 inches or 12.7 cm (approx. 10% of draft).
  • the maximum rise of the bow at all speeds is approximately 0.6 degrees, and at higher speed the bow is at a negative trim angle of as much as 0.3 degrees.

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  1. Un bateau (1) à performance améliorée comprenant au moins une coque (5) ayant des surfaces d'hydroplaning (11) en arrière des formes d'avant capables d'exercer sur la coque une force dynamique de soulèvement substantielle, le bateau étant caractérisé par :
       des formes d'avant effilées et hautes (32) comportant des surfaces fortement inclinées capables d'exercer dans l'écoulement d'eau des forces dynamiques dirigées vers le bas à la proue, et des surfaces exerçant des forces de soulèvement dans l'écoulement d'eau limitées en intensité et en configuration, lesdites forces dynamiques dirigées vers le bas étant prédominantes à la vitesse d'hydroplaning afin de maintenir la coque à un faible angle d'incidence, et
       un moyen (3) placé à distance de ladite coque et réagissant à l'écoulement le long de la coque en exerçant à l'arrière de la coque une force dirigée vers le bas en un point situé dans le sens transversal du bateau pratiquement dans son plan de symétrie longitudinale, et dans le sens longitudinal à la partie arrière du bateau.
  2. Un bateau selon la revendication 1 dans lequel ledit moyen exerçant à l'arrière une force dirigée vers le bas comprend un aileron (3) situé à la partie arrière du bateau sous la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque, ledit aileron ayant son axe de corde d'aile globalement aligné avec la direction longitudinale dudit bateau et un axe d'envergure sensiblement perpendiculaire à ladite direction longitudinale, ledit aileron ayant un profil hydrodynamique et une position angulaire par rapport à son axe d'envergure tels que lorsque le bateau se déplace dans l'eau vers l'avant, ledit aileron exerce une force dirigée vers le bas sensiblement alignée avec l'axe vertical du bateau et d'une intensité permettant de réduire d'une façon substantielle la sortie hors de l'eau de la coque provoquée par les forces d'hydroplaning.
  3. Un bateau selon les revendications 1 et 2, dans lequel ledit moyen exerçant à l'arrière une force dirigée vers le bas comprend un aileron (3) situé à la partie arrière du bateau et monté avec son axe d'envergure sensiblement perpendiculaire à ladite direction longitudinale du bateau, la cambrure dudit aileron étant plus forte sur sa face dirigée vers le bas, ladite force dirigée vers le bas associée à ladite force dynamique dirigée vers le bas qui s'exerce à la proue étant suffisante, du fait de la vitesse, pour compenser une partie substantielle des forces dynamiques de soulèvement qui s'exercent sur la coque, diminuant ainsi sensiblement la sortie hors de l'eau de la coque due aux forces d'hydroplaning.
  4. Un bateau selon les revendications 2 ou 3, dans lequel ledit aileron (3) a des surfaces cambrées sur sa partie avant pour permettre à l'écoulement de créer une composante de force de soulèvement dans une direction perpendiculaire à la corde de l'aileron et, sur la partie arrière dudit aileron, qui s'étend au moins sur 20 % de la longueur de la corde vers le bord de fuite, une surface située du côté opposé à ladite direction de soulèvement qui est incurvée dans le sens convexe vers le bord de fuite et une surface dans ladite direction de portance s'étendant vers le bord de fuite qui est sensiblement moins convexe que ladite surface située du côté opposé à ladite direction de soulèvement.
  5. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel ladite force arrière dirigée vers le bas est supérieure à 1 % du déplacement de la coque, lesdites forces dirigées vers le bas à la proue étant suffisantes pour maintenir la coque avec un angle d'incidence inférieur à 2 degrés environ.
  6. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel ladite force arrière dirigée vers le bas s'applique près de la poupe, lesdites forces dirigées vers le bas à la proue associées à ladite force dirigée vers le bas à l'arrière étant suffisantes pour maintenir, sous l'effet de la vitesse, la diminution de la surface mouillée par rapport à ce qu'elle est à l'arrêt à moins de deux tiers de la diminution qui serait obtenue sous l'effet de la vitesse sans lesdites forces dirigées vers le bas.
  7. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel lesdites surfaces d'hydroplaning comportent un fond d'hydroplaning dont l'allure générale est celle de la base d'un V s'évasant graduellement vers l'extérieur et vers l'arrière à partir du milieu de bateau, en partant d'un V pointu à la proue.
  8. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel lesdites formes d'avant s'étendent de la perpendiculaire à l'avant (6) de la dite coque jusqu'à - et derrière - une première position longitudinale (point 2) située à une distance en arrière de ladite perpendiculaire à l'avant égale à 20 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque, le tirant d'eau moyen auxdites formes d'avant entre ladite perpendiculaire avant et ladite première position longitudinale étant au moins égal à 80 % du tirant d'eau maximum de ladite coque à l'arrière desdites formes d'avant.
  9. Un bateau selon la revendication 8 dans lequel ledit tirant d'eau moyen est égal ou supérieur au tirant d'eau maximal de ladite coque à l'arrière desdites formes d'avant.
  10. Un bateau selon les revendications 8 ou 9, dans lequel le rapport entre la largeur à la ligne de flottaison et le tirant d'eau à ladite première position longitudinale n'est pas supérieur à 4.
  11. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 10, dans lequel le rapport entre la largeur à la ligne de flottaison et le tirant d'eau à la seconde position longitudinale (point 1) située à 10 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque en arrière de ladite perpendiculaire n'est pas supérieur à 3, le tirant moyen auxdites formes d'avant entre la première perpendiculaire à l'avant et ladite seconde position longitudinale étant au moins égal à 80 % du plus grand tirant d'eau de ladite coque à l'arrière desdites formes d'avant.
  12. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes comprenant en outre une dérive (34) fixée à - et prolongeant verticalement vers le bas - la ligne de quille des formes d'avant et s'étendant longitudinalement dans le plan vertical de symétrie longitudinale sur une distance égale au moins à 5 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque, la hauteur verticale de ladite dérive étant substantiellement supérieure à son épaisseur.
  13. Un bateau selon la revendication 12 dans lequel ladite dérive s'étend longitudinalement sur une distance égale au moins à 10 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque, entre la perpendiculaire à l'avant (6) et une position le long de la ligne de quille située à 20 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque en arrière de celle-ci et verticalement vers le bas à partir de ladite ligne de quille (15) aux formes d'avant sur une distance moyenne sur cette longueur longitudinale égale au moins à 10 % du tirant d'eau maximal du bateau, dérive non comprise, ladite dérive ayant la forme hydrodynamique d'un aileron.
  14. Un bateau selon les revendications 12 ou 13 dans lequel ladite dérive s'étend vers le bas à partir de la ligne de quille (6) sur une distance moyenne rapportée à la longueur longitudinale de la dérive d'au moins 0,25 % et 5 % de la largeur moyenne du fond de la coque.
  15. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes ayant un fond (11) dont la forme est essentiellement celle d'un V s'étendant vers l'arrière, avec une remontée transversale décroissant graduellement du plan de base de ladite quille, depuis la perpendiculaire à l'avant (6) jusqu'à un bord de fuite transversal (22) à la poupe, et une remontée du fond vers l'arrière depuis le milieu de bateau jusqu'audit bord de fuite de la poupe sur une distance verticale par rapport au plan de base de ladite quille égale au moins à 50 % du tirant d'eau au milieu du bateau.
  16. Un bateau selon la revendication 15 dans lequel le tirant d'eau transversal moyen entre les bords de fond (12) dans un plan vertical transverse situé à 75 % de la longueur à la ligne de flottaison de ladite quille en arrière de la perpendiculaire à l'avant n'est pas supérieur de plus de 50 % au tirant d'eau audit plan d'intersection d'une ligne droite, entre les points de tirant maximal au milieu du bateau, et le bord de fuite, respectivement.
  17. Un bateau selon les revendications 15 ou 16 dans lequel ledit bord de fuite est positionné verticalement à une distance de la ligne de flottaison égale à moins de 25 % du tirant d'eau maximal de ladite quille.
  18. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 à 17 et comportant un fond central essentiellement plan s'étendant vers l'arrière à partir d'un point situé le long de la ligne de quille sur ou en arrière de l'extrémité de la quille de ladite coque qui tronque la pointe dudit fond en V en arrière dudit point de ligne de quille, ledit fond central étant parallèle dans le sens transversal au plan de base de ladite coque et s'étendant sous un angle ascendant en direction de l'arrière pour se terminer sur un décrochement transversal positionné de part et d'autre du plan vertical de symétrie longitudinale de ladite coque.
  19. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 à 18 dans lequel un décrochement transversal (4) est prévu dans ledit fond, situé longitudinalement en arrière de la perpendiculaire à l'avant du bateau à entre 75 % et 95 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque et verticalement au niveau - ou au-dessus - du point de tirant d'eau maximal de ladite coque, et un fond de relâchement de pression (21) s'étendant en arrière dudit décrochement jusqu'à son bord de fuite à la perpendiculaire à l'arrière, ledit bord de fuite étant perpendiculaire au plan de symétrie longitudinale, parallèle au plan de base de ladite coque et situé verticalement à partir de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque à une distance inférieure à 25 % du tirant d'eau maximal de ladite coque, la surface dudit fond de relâchement de pression s'étendant dans le sens transversal parallèlement au plan de base de ladite coque et s'étendant dans le sens longitudinal d'une façon essentiellement rectiligne ou concave par rapport audit bord de fuite.
  20. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 à 19 dans lequel ledit bord de fuite est généralement parallèle au plan de base de ladite coque et situé verticalement à partir de la ligne de flottaison de la coque à une distance inférieure à 10 % du tirant d'eau maximal de la coque.
  21. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, et comprenant en outre une surface d'hydroplaning avant (37) dirigée généralement vers le bas de ladite coque et s'étendant longitudinalement le long de sa quille en avant du milieu du bateau, ladite surface étant allongée dans le sens longitudinal et disposée symétriquement des deux côtés du plan vertical de symétrie longitudinale de la coque et positionnée selon un angle d'incidence dans le sens longitudinal pour exercer une force dirigée vers le haut lors du déplacement dans l'eau.
  22. Un bateau selon la revendication 21 dans lequel la zone parallèle au plan de base de la coque soutenue par ladite surface d'hydroplaning avant est de l'ordre de 0,4 à 15 centimètres carrés par centimètre de longueur de ligne de flottaison de ladite coque.
  23. Un bateau selon la revendication 21 dans lequel la zone parallèle au plan de base de la coque soutenue par ladite surface d'hydroplaning avant est de l'ordre de 1 à 10 centimètres carrés par centimètre de longueur de ligne de flottaison de ladite coque.
  24. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21 à 23 dans lequel ladite surface d'hydroplaning comprend une aile en flèche (35) fixée à ladite coque en dessous de la ligne de flottaison en avant du milieu du bateau, ladite aile s'étendant symétriquement des deux côtés d'un axe médian longitudinal et étant positionnée de telle sorte que ledit axe soit situé dans le plan vertical de symétrie longitudinale de ladite coque, l'angle de flèche de ses bords d'attaque (36) étant d'au moins 23 degrés par rapport à une perpendiculaire audit plan vertical de symétrie longitudinale.
  25. Un bateau selon la revendication 24 dans lequel ladite aile en flèche est positionnée en dessous de ladite ligne de quille et s'étend dans ledit plan de symétrie longitudinale sur une distance de l'ordre de 5 à 30 % de la longueur de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque.
  26. Un bateau selon les revendications 24 ou 25 dans lequel ladite aile en flèche a une configuration généralement en delta avec une surface d'hydroplaning (37) sur sa face inférieure et avec son bord d'attaque d'un côté ou de l'autre faisant un angle de l'ordre de 1 à 15 degrés par rapport à l'horizontale, ladite coque ayant une dérive (34) fixée à - et prolongeant verticalement vers le bas - la ligne de quille des formes d'avant et s'étendant longitudinalement dans le plan vertical de symétrie longitudinale, la hauteur verticale de ladite dérive étant substantiellement supérieure à son épaisseur, ladite aile étant placée à une certaine distance en dessous de ladite ligne de quille et fixée le long du bord inférieur de ladite dérive.
  27. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel ladite coque a un aileron (31) en avant d'au moins une portion de la pointe de l'étrave (30) en dessous de la ligne de flottaison de ladite coque et positionné avec son bord de fuite espacé en avant de - et faisant face à - ladite pointe d'étrave, ledit aileron s'étendant généralement dans la direction de ladite portion de pointe d'étrave, proportionnellement à la largeur de l'aileron dans le sens longitudinal, et s'étendant dans le sens longitudinal proportionnellement à l'épaisseur de l'aileron perpendiculairement au sens longitudinal.
  28. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel lesdites surfaces d'hydroplaning sont capables d'exercer une force dynamique de soulèvement supérieure à 5 % du déplacement dudit bateau.
  29. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel lesdites surfaces d'hydroplaning sont capables d'exercer une force dynamique de soulèvement supérieure à 10 % du déplacement dudit bateau.
  30. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la largeur à la ligne de flottaison à ladite poupe est à peu près égale ou supérieure à la largeur à la ligne de flottaison au milieu du bateau.
  31. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel ledit bateau est un catamaran et chacune de ses coques est une coque selon cette revendication.
  32. Un bateau selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel ledit moyen d'exercer à l'arrière une force dirigée vers le bas comprend un aileron ayant des surfaces cambrées sur sa partie avant pour permettre à l'écoulement de créer une composante de force dans une direction de soulèvement perpendiculaire à la corde de l'aileron et ayant une surface inférieure qui, commençant à un point situé entre 25 % et 55 % de la longueur de la corde à partir du bord d'attaque, est incurvée vers le haut en un point situé à 85 % de la longueur de la corde à partir du bord d'attaque et situé à une distance de la corde de l'aileron inférieure à 50 % de la distance entre la corde et la surface inférieure audit point de départ.
  33. Une méthode d'amélioration des performances d'un bateau ayant une coque avec des surfaces d'hydroplaning en arrière des formes d'avant capables d'exercer sur la coque une force dynamique de soulèvement substantielle, et des formes d'avant effilées et hautes comportant des surfaces fortement inclinées capables d'exercer dans l'écoulement d'eau des forces dynamiques dirigées vers le bas à la proue, et des surfaces exerçant des forces de soulèvement dans l'écoulement d'eau limitées en intensité et en configuration, lesdites forces dynamiques dirigées vers le bas étant prédominantes sous l'effet de la vitesse afin de maintenir la coque avec un faible angle d'incidence, la méthode comprenant
       l'application à ladite coque d'une force dirigée vers le bas en réaction à l'écoulement le long de la coque à la vitesse d'hydroplaning, qui soit supérieure à 1 % du déplacement du bateau, en un point situé dans le sens transversal du bateau pratiquement dans son plan de symétrie longitudinale, dans le sens longitudinal à la partie arrière du bateau.
  34. Une méthode selon la revendication 33 dans laquelle lesdites surfaces d'hydroplaning sont capables d'exercer une force dynamique de soulèvement supérieure à 5 % du déplacement dudit bateau, ladite force dirigée vers le bas étant due à un aileron situé à la partie arrière du bateau qui exerce une force équivalente au moins à 5 % du déplacement du bateau et dans laquelle lesdites surfaces fortement inclinées des formes d'avant sont capables d'exercer des forces dirigées vers le bas suffisantes, sous l'effet de la vitesse, pour maintenir un angle d'incidence inférieur à 2 degrés.
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