High Performance Marine Vessels

High Performance Marine Vessels High Performance Marine Vessels (HPMVs) range from the Fast Ferries to the latest high speed Navy Craft, including competition power boats and hydroplanes, hydrofoils, hovercraft, catamarans and other multi-hull craft. High Performance Marine Vessels covers the main concepts of HPMVs and discusses historical background, design features, services that have been successful and not so successful, and some sample data of the range of HPMVs to date. Included is a comparison of all HPMVs craft and the differences between them and descriptions of performance (hydrodynamics and aerodynamics). Readers will find a comprehensive overview of the design, development and building of HPMVs. Autor: Liang Yun, Alan Bliault Wydawnictwo: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Rok wydania: 2012 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 362 Wymiary: 15.5 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm Ilustracje: 15 Tables, black and white; XXII, 362 p. Język: angielski ISBN: 9781461408680