FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON SAFETY EVALUATION OF WING-IN-SURFACE EFFECT SHIP (WISES)

A research project is being carried out in Japan to establish an evaluation method for Wing-In-Surface-Effect Ships (WISES), as a basis for regulations and safety criteria. Fundamental characteristics and hydrodynamic mechanisms of the surface effect on the wings were studied by means of model experiments and theoretical calculations. A safety assessment of WISES will be performed by computer simulation of WISES motion and the application of a database according to a systematic evaluation.