Development Of A Semi-Swath Craft For Malaysian Waters

• Main Authors: Yaakob, Omar, Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun, Samian, Yahya, Fitriadhy, Ahmad
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2642/1/74204.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/2642/

Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) and Catamaran vessels are known to have more stable platform as compared to mono-hulls. A further advantage of SWATH as compared to Catamaran is its smaller waterplane area that provides better seakeeping qualities. However, the significant drawback of the SW...