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Editor

Claire Hellio and Diego Yebra

Description

The primary role of antifouling precautions on ship hulls is to avoid the tremendous increase in drag resistance caused by the settlement of fouling species. In this chapter, basic hydrodynamic concepts needed to fully understand the effect of fouling species on the propulsion requirements of a ship will be introduced. Subsequently, studies on the drag resistance associated with various coating types and fouling species are reviewed. Finally, the main topic of this chapter is to discuss how to monitor the hydrodynamic performance of an antifouling coating applied to an actual ship during service through appropriate data logging and mathematical models.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1533/9781845696313.1.148

Start Page

148

End Page

176

Publication Date

2009

Publisher

Woodhead Publishing Series in Metals and Surface Engineering

Keywords

drag resistance, boundary layer, hull roughness, hydrodynamics, ship powering

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering | Ocean Engineering

The effects of corrosion and fouling on the performance of ocean-going vessels: a naval architectural perspective

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