Numerical study on motion and added resistance of a trimaran advancing in waves based on hybrid Green function method

Design Process and Advanced Manufacturing of an Aquatic Surface Vehicle Hull for the Integration of a Hydrogen Power Plant Propulsion System

“…For the preliminary design of the trimaran, the state of the art was taken into account. Recent investigations on the design of trimaran have researched the structure [35][36][37][38], the outrigger layout [39][40][41][42], optimization to reduce resistance [42][43][44][45], seakeeping and stability performances [46][47][48], and the design method itself [49][50][51]. From a structural point of view, Daidola et al [35] discussed preliminary structural design procedures for a large highspeed sealift trimaran, while Tang et al [36] applied structure monitoring technology, and Jia et al [37] proposed a lightweight design of a trimaran bulkhead using structural topology optimization.…”

“…In 2015, Wang et al [42] proposed a fast numerical method to predict the wave resistance of a trimaran hull, while Tang et al [43], in 2020, studied a new three-dimensional, non-linear time-domain Rankine-Green method to calculate the wave load. Recently, Xu et al [44] proposed an empirical estimation formula of the resistance coefficient based on multiple regression analysis, and Yao et al [45] proposed a hybrid Green function method to calculate the added resistance. Additionally, hull form optimization has been performed using the self-blending method combined with CFD [49] and using multi-objective optimization based on CFD studies [50].…”