HYDROSTATIC PROPERTIES
Evaluation of the yacht’s hydrostatic characteristics for the analyzed loading condition.
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6.5 m Sailing Yacht
Hydrostatics & Stability Analysis
Hydrostatic and stability assessment of a 6.5 m sailing yacht performed in Orca3D for Rhinoceros, including hydrostatic characteristics, loading condition and righting-arm stability analysis.
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Hydrostatic and stability analysis of a 6.5 m sailing yacht performed in Orca3D for Rhinoceros. I evaluated the vessel’s hydrostatic properties, displacement, trim, centers of buoyancy and flotation, metacentric height, and loading condition. I also generated the righting-arm (GZ) stability curve over a range of heel angles to assess the yacht’s stability characteristics.
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ANALYSIS SCOPE
DISPLACEMENT & TRIM
Assessment of vessel displacement and trim.
CENTERS OF BUOYANCY & FLOTATION
Evaluation of the relevant hydrostatic centers and their positions.
METACENTRIC HEIGHT
Assessment of initial stability using the vessel’s metacentric characteristics.
LOADING CONDITION
Definition and evaluation of the analyzed yacht loading condition.
GZ STABILITY CURVE
Generation of the righting-arm curve over a range of heel angles to evaluate the yacht’s stability characteristics.
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ANALYSIS WORKFLOW
3D HULL MODEL
LOADING CONDITION
HYDROSTATIC ANALYSIS
STABILITY ANALYSIS
GZ CURVE
RESULT REVIEW
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KEY PARAMETERS ANALYZED
01Displacement02Trim03Center of Buoyancy04Center of Flotation05Metacentric Height06Loading Condition07Righting Arm (GZ)08Heel Angle
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RIGHTING-ARM (GZ) ANALYSIS
STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS
A righting-arm (GZ) curve was generated over a range of heel angles to evaluate the yacht’s stability characteristics and its ability to develop a restoring moment as the vessel heels.
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SOFTWARE & TOOLS
Orca3D
Hydrostatic and stability analysis within the Rhinoceros environment.
Rhinoceros 3D
3D hull geometry and modeling environment.
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SKILLS & DELIVERABLES
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PROJECT RESULT
A complete hydrostatic and stability assessment of the 6.5 m sailing yacht, providing the engineering information required to evaluate the vessel’s hydrostatic characteristics and stability behavior for the analyzed loading condition.
HYDROSTATIC ANALYSISSTABILITY ASSESSMENTLOADING CONDITIONGZ CURVEHYDROSTATIC PARAMETERSENGINEERING EVALUATION
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & STABILITY