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The initial step to construct a vessel is to select the type of 4.1 Lines drawing
boat looked-for to achieve the necessities, the most suitable Knowing the specifications of the hull and using the help
boat type for the necessities mention before was a of a software CAD to generate the hull mesh in different
catamaran because his unique design and transversal points of view. The importance of this part is to could see
stability. in perspective the design model and change or adjust
different parameters.
In the project the total area of the catamaran is 6.121 m^2, Helped by the Archimedes principle it was determined the
obtained by Inventor. water line, in two circumstances, with the dead and Dry
weight using as water density 1025 kg/m^3.
5.3 Weight distribution on the boat
Table 4. Weight and distance from the baseline.
In this process is crucial to determine all the component
Catamaran WEIGHT Distance from the
that are going to be or could be on the boat and knowing Condition (kg) bottom of the boat
his weight. To later balanced them in the boat. (m)
Dead Weight 237 0.186
Dry Weight 307.6 0.243
Table 3. Catamaran Components
Components Mass Lc Vc
(kg) (m) (m)
Hull 30 0.85 0.23
Motor 15 0.1 0.25
Battery 25 0.2 0.1
Solar Panels 28 0.6 0.95
Dead
Weight Support Structure 14 0.5 0.8 Image 10, Water Line (DWL), established in the software.
Keel 57 1.2 -0.065
DWL = Displacement at designed water line
Props 20 0.3 0.55
Against Weight 38 1.7 0.23 5.5 Transverse stability
Dry Crew 75 0.85 0.25 A concept in terms of boat stability, in which it explains
Weight Aquatic plants 5 0.6 0.25
the distance from the center of gravity (G) should be
TOTAL 307 0.76 0.267
always above the center of buoyancy (B). This is because
when the boat make a heel move, a moment arm given by
the distance (GZ) from center of buoyancy and the new
center of buoyancy (B’) formed when the boat moved
transversally; when the moment arm is 0 o negative the dimensions of the boat, righting moment curve, as well as
boat lost the lateral stability [1] [5] [6]. the approximate weight with the lines where the water is
gone reach.
After solving the parameters, the number obtained should
be greater that Minimum STRIX value, given by each
design category.
In the catamaran the value obtained was 5.8, greater than
5, so it passes.
With the main dimensions of the yacht and its righting
moment curve, STRIX uses the demotions of the boat to
proposes a formula which the answer must grated that a
value determined by each one of the design category of
boats to accomplish stability.
Table 6, Values of STRIX depending of the design category.
Design Category A B C D
Minimum STRIX 32 23 14 5
value
Image 11, Important components in transverse stability.
7 Extraction system
With the extraction and recollection system, is planned to
use a mesh strainer, and take advantage of the particular
form of the catamaran.
10 Solar Panels
To achieve may be one of the most important necessity of
the project, the boat must have a to succeed in an eco- Image 25, Electric diagram of the components in the ship.
friendly boat, it must have a renewable source of energy,
so mainly because the conditions where optimal, the use of References
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