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Sway–Roll Coupling - Natural Frequency

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Coupled sway-roll natural frequency including added mass - the basis for transverse-wave resonance analysis.

Formula

$$ T_{roll} = 2\pi \sqrt{\frac{k_{yy}^2 (1 + m_a)}{g \cdot GM}} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$k_{yy}$Roll radius of gyrationmweight distribution
$m_a$Roll added-mass ratio-strip theory

Sources

  • Faltinsen - Sea Loads.