The air duct contains valves operated by a roll-sensing device. This concept uses an axial flow pump to force the water in the tank from one side of the ship to the other, rather than to have it slosh under the natural roll, sway and yaw forces, as happens in a passive tank.

Also, in principle methods used to stabilize against roll can be used to stabilize against the pitch, but the powers involved are too great to justify their use.

In this article, we shall be focusing on how we can control the ‘Rolling motion’ of the ship and the various principles behind the different types of Roll Stabilization systems.

Stabilizers are installed on almost all superyachts. Stabilizers reduce the non-desirable rolling of a yacht and increase onboard comfort. In turn, this reduces sea sickness and should the yacht come up against bad weather and conditions, the stabilizers improve safety on board. Most superyachts are fitted with a so-called ‘zero speed’ system. There are also systems on the market that stabilize the roll both during sailing and when moored. The performance of these systems are not truly optimal as a compromise has to be made between the sailing and mooring performance.

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With active fins, a sensitive gyro system senses the rolling motion of the ship and sends a signal to the actuating system which, in turn, causes the fins to move in a direction such as to cause forces opposing the roll. The actuating gear is usually electrohydraulic.

Table 1 is a useful information. I would like to know the reference for this table since it clearly specify advantages and disadvantages of each stabilization System. I appreciate your response.

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The information shown in the table is really useful. I would like to know about the reference where it was taken. In the article express BST, what does it mean?

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Although relatively small in dimension, they have large levers about the rolling axis and the forces on them produce a large moment opposing the rolling.

A flap from the trailing edge may be used to enhance the lift force generated. The capacity of a fin system is usually expressed in terms of the steady angle of heel it can cause with the ship moving ahead in still water at a given speed.

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One of the most critical decisions you'll need to make is what bearing clearances to use with your engine. When I use the term bearing clearance what I'm really referring to is the clearance between the inside diameter of the engine bearing and the outside diameter of the crankshaft journal. This is the space that will be occupied by the oil film when the engine is operating. As an approximate rule of thumb, it's common to use one thousandth of an inch clearance for each inch of journal diameter. So for example a two inch crankshaft journal would typically expect to see an oil clearance of approximately two thousandths of an inch or two thou for short. This rule of thumb doesn't translate quite so easily into metric unfortunately but the approximation I use is one hundredth of a millimeter clearance for every 10 millimeters of journal diameter. In this case if you had a 50 millimeter journal you'd expect the oil clearance to be approximately 0.05 millimeters or five hundredths of a millimeter. This is not to say that these values are set in stone. But rather this is just a guide to what you might expect to see. I always begin by finding out what the factory oil clearance specification is and I base my decisions on that. Until recently the accepted technique has been to add a slight amount to the factory clearances when building an engine that's going to produce more power than stock rev higher than stock, or perhaps both. This is referred to as a looser clearance and it wouldn't be uncommon to add half a thou, or 0.0005 of an inch to the factory specification when building such an engine. The rationale behind this is that under severe load or high RPM, both the engine block and the crankshaft are moving and flexing more than most people would assume. The easiest way to damage a bearing is to have metal to metal contact between the bearing surface and the crankshaft journal. And when there's a lot of flex going on this is more likely. With this in mind we can see the logic of applying a slightly looser clearance and hence providing a thicker oil film to protect these surfaces. The oil clearance chosen will also depend on the viscosity of the oil and we're seeing many modern engines these days using zero weight or five weight oils which won't work well with looser clearances. In this case if you retain the same grade of oil, you're likely to see the oil pressure drop off, particularly at low engine speeds if you build the engine with looser bearing clearances. With modern race engines, we're now seeing a drive towards tighter clearances in an effort to free up additional power thanks to the use of thinner oils. However it's still essential to consider the components being used and the amount of stress they're being subjected to. In order to get away with very tight bearing clearances, you need to be using a quality crankshaft that is very stiff and won't flex, as well as a block that's very well supported to ensure the bearing tunnel remains consistent. My personal approach is to base my decisions off the manufacturer's specifications as we know that these will be suitable for a stock engine. And in most cases they'll also be effective with mild to moderate increases in both power and engine RPM. If I'm building an engine that might make three to four times what the factory power rating was and perhaps spin 30 to 50% faster than stock in terms of the engine rev limit, I'll build the engine on the loose end of the factory tolerance. Of course some of this knowledge comes with experience with a particular engine and application. But if I have to make a judgement call, I'll always opt for a slightly looser clearance over a tighter one as the potential downsides of a tight clearance can be catastrophic. If you're inspecting a high power, high RPM engine after it's been run, it's always worth inspecting the bearing surfaces to see how they're wearing. If you're seeing signs of wear towards the outside of the bearing surface and nothing in the centre, this can indicate that the crankshaft journal is flexing and the bearing life may be improved with a very small increase to the clearance. So the key takeaways from this module are that we have a rule of thumb that we need approximately one thou of oil clearance for every inch of bearing journal diameter. Remember that the stock or OE specification for oil clearance is always a good place to start. If we move towards the tighter side of oil clearance than this can potentially offer a small improvement in power when using a very thin grade of motor oil. However this can also be dangerous if we don't have engine components sufficiently stiff to ensure that no metal to metal contact occurs. My own personal preference is always to build the engine on the looser side of the manufacturer's specification.

Their effect is generally enhanced by ahead speed. They are aligned with the flow of water past the hull in still water to reduce their drag in that state. When the ship is rolling the drag will increase and slow the ship a little.

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A combination of towing tests, model tests and experts have confirmed that the AntiRoll system will deliver better performance, both in terms of stabilization and resistance through the water. This low resistance through the water makes AntiRoll ‘greener’ than any other system.

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From the above observation, it can be concluded that each and every stabilization system has got its own advantages & disadvantages. Therefore, more amount of effort has to be given to the hydrostatics and the hydrodynamics of the ship hull motion through the waves, so as to avoid the need for kind of roll stabilization system or to use it to its minimum.

However, this could become a reality if the ship had not been equipped with machinery or is designed in a way to overcome all the various types of motions felt at the seas.

Rolling is indeed the biggest problems among all the other motion in seas. Technological advancements in the design of ships have already given us naval architects the advantage to study the wave motions around the hull of the ship and give the best possible design to minimize such effects & ensure a comfortable and safe voyage for the passengers and the crew.

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Thanks to its unique, dual-axis fin stabilizer, which rotates whilst sailing and flaps at anchor, AntiRoll provides stabilization both underway and at zerospeed without any compromise of performance in either circumstance.

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Roll motion stabilization can be achieved in conventional ships by changing their hull forms, however, reduction in roll amplitudes are possible by other means as well. Stabilization systems can be broadly classified into –

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We were on the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice just this last week and would like to find out just how long are the stabilizers. I thought they told me around 20 feet but my friend mentioned that they would be a lot longer than that. Can you help?

In a simplified version of an active system, an accelerometer senses the rolling motions, and signals are sent from this roll-sensing device to a variable pitch pump, which controls the liquid flow between the tanks.

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They cause a body of water to move with the ship and create turbulence thus dampening the motion and causing an increase in period and reduction in amplitude.

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The fins, which may be capable of retraction into the hull, are placed about the turn of bilge in order to secure maximum leverage for the forces acting upon them.

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Bilge Keels are the most popular and fitted to the great majority of ships. They are plates projecting from the turn of the bilge and extending over the middle half to two-thirds of the ship’s length.

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To avoid the damage they do not normally protrude beyond the ship’s side or keel lines, but they need to penetrate the boundary layer around the hull.

Why take only cruise ships and ocean liners, think about the cargo-carrying ships such as Bulk carriers, Ro-Ro ships or even Tankers & LNG carriers. Just imagine how difficult would it be to carry the cargo (liquid or bulk) safely if we did not have any technology to control the various motions during the voyage.

The curved, high-aspect ratio fin significantly reduces the drag by between 50 and 75 percent whilst sailing which in turn has a positive impact on the fuel consumption. In addition, with the fin flapping at zerospeed as opposed to rotating, a greater lifting force is generated providing a more stable platform. Of particular interest for sail yachts, the fin is also retractable and can be partly folded back in to the hull. This leaves only minor resistance whilst sailing – a feature welcomed by sailing enthusiasts and which solves well known problems related to non-retractable fins. AntiRoll uses an innovative hybrid drive system resulting in relatively low power requirements.

The device can be either a simple accelerometer or a complicated gyroscopic sensing system that detects even a small angle of the roll by the gyroscopic precession.

Thus, the device can be used to control ship motion due to every single wave. Depending on the sophistication of the system active tank stabilizers have been found to leave an efficiency of 80% or more in motion stabilization.

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The force on a fin varies in proportion to the square of the ship speed, whereas the GZ curve for the ship is independent of speed. However, a fin system is not likely to be very effective at speeds below about 10 knots.

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They are similar to the principle of passive tank system but the movement of water is controlled by pumps or by the air pressure above the water surface. The tanks either side of the ship may be connected by a lower limb or two separate tanks can be used.

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