School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

University of Ulsan

Stability of Floating Bodies

Orientation

Ki-Su Kim
Fall Semester, 2023
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Course Introduction

Main text book: 선박계산, 대한조선학회, 텍스트북스

※ Course schedule

• Ch. 1, Introduction to Ship Stability

• Ch. 2, Review of Fluid Mechanics
• Ch. 3, Transverse Stability
• Ch. 4, Initial Transverse Stability
• Ch. 5, Initial Longitudinal Stability
• Ch. 6, Free Surface Effect
• Ch. 7, Inclining Test
• Midterm exam (8th week)

• Ch. 8, Curves of Stability and Stability Criteria

• Ch. 9, Numerical Integration Method
• Ch. 10, Hydrostatic Values and Curves
• Ch. 11, Static Equilibrium State after Flooding
• Ch. 12, Deterministic Damage Stability
• Ch. 13, Probabilistic Damage Stability
• Final exam (16th week)
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Course Introduction

※ Evaluation Criteria

• Attendance 5%
• Midterm Exam 30%
• Final Exam 30%
• Term Project 30%
• Attitude 5%

※ Lecturer: Ki-Su Kim

• Phone: 052-259-2170
• E-mail: kisukim@ulsan.ac.kr
• Office: 41-211
• Meeting: reservation via e-mail.

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Term Project – generating hydrostatic tables and ploting

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Term Project – generating hydrostatic tables and ploting

𝐿𝐶𝐹 from midship (m) 𝐶 [1:0.005]-5 𝐿𝐶𝐵 from midship (m) Volume( 𝑚 )[1:1000]
[1:0.5]+100 [1:0.1]+200
𝐶 [1:0.01] 𝐴 (𝑚 )[1:100]+10
𝐶 [1:0.01] 𝑀𝑇𝐶 (ton-cm)[1:20]+90 Displacement[1:1000]+5
𝐾𝑀 (m)[1:50]+35 𝑇𝑃𝐶 (ton/cm)[1:1]+20 𝑊𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝐴rea
𝑉𝐶𝐵 (m)[1:0.1] (𝑚 )[1:100]
𝐾𝑀 (m)[1:1]+10 𝐶 [1:0.005]+35

Draft [m]

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How does a ship float?

 The force that enables a ship to float  “Buoyant Force”

 It is directed upward.
 It has a magnitude equal to the weight of the fluid which is displaced by the ship.

Ship

Ship
Water tank
Water

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How does a ship float?

 Archimedes’ Principle
 The magnitude of the buoyant force acting on a floating body in the fluid is equal to the weight
of the fluid which is displaced by the floating body.
 The direction of the buoyant force is opposite to the gravitational force.
Buoyant force of a floating body
= the weight of the fluid which is displaced by the floating body (“Displacement”)
 Archimedes’ Principle
 Equilibrium State (“Floating Condition”)
 Buoyant force of the floating body  = -W = -gV
= Weight of the floating body W

Displacement = Weight G

G: Center of gravity
B: Center of buoyancy B
W: Weight, : Displacement
: Density of fluid
V: Submerged volume of the floating body
(Displacement volume, ) 

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How does a ship float?

T: Draft
• Displacement() = Buoyant Force = Weight(W) CB: Block coefficient
: Density of sea water
LWT: Lightweight
  L  B  T  CB   DWT: Deadweight

 W  LWT  DWT

• Weight = Ship weight (Lightweight) + Cargo weight(Deadweight)

Ship

Ship
Water

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What is ‘Stability’?
FG

G
B
Capsizing
B1

FB
FG FG
Inclining
W L W1 L1
(Heeling)
G
G

B B B1
Restoring

FB
FB
Stability = Stable + Ability
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What is ‘Stability’? – Launching of the Ships

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