Introduction in Ship Hydromechanics
J.M.J. Journée, Jakob Pinkster
Lecture notes from TU Delft on ocean waves, the behaviour of ships in waves and the basics of ship hydromechanics, with numerical exercises. A compact bridge between fluid mechanics and seakeeping.
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