Abstract:
This study is to carry out the design and analysis of quad-catamaran on reducing hull
resistance. Quad-catamaran is designed to be a passenger ship in 20 meters length.
Due to its speed operating nature and structure, quad-catamaran is designed in
limitations of size and load. From commercial view, ship owners thirst for new ship
designs able to cut fuel cost and operate in a more efficient way. From technical view,
high-speed catamaran hulls have significantly large resistance/weight ratio compared
to conventional displacement hulls. This novel design is claimed to be able to reduce
ship's hull surface frictional loss and its total resistance. These claims of quadcatamaran
design come to one objective that is to increase the efficiency of
conventional high-speed catamaran. Some tests have been run and specific
methodology has been designed. The methodology employs Maxsurf software testing.
Other measures to accomplish this study include software like Microsoft Excel and
AutoCAD. Lastly, tests show positive results where total resistance generated by
quad-catamaran is lesser than conventional catamaran in around 33%.
