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DP Class 2 - Failure Envelope Capacity

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DP Class 2 post-failure capability envelope - wind + current worst-case envelope after single fault per IMCA M140.

Formula

$$ U_{max} = \sqrt{T_{post} / k_{hull}} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$T_{post}$Post-failure thrustkNFMEA study
$k_{hull}$Empirical hull factorkN/(m/s)²wind + current drag

Sources

  • IMCA M140.

See also