Hull Form Optimization

Hull Form Optimization is a systematic design methodology within ship hydrodynamics that refines the geometric configuration of a vessel's hull to minimize total resistance—particularly wave-making and residual resistance—through iterative analysis and model testing, thereby distinguishing itself from general hull design by its focus on performance-driven, physics-based optimization.

194

Publications

5.7K

Citations

442

Authors

148

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

77

Authors

442

  1. EF
    Emilio F. Campana

    Istituto Nazionale per Studi ed Esperienze di Architettura Navale, Italy

    10 publications · 558 citations

    10

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  2. MD
    Matteo Diez

    National Research Council, Italy

    9 publications · 365 citations

    9

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  3. FS
    Frederick Stern

    University of Iowa, United States

    7 publications · 334 citations

    7

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  4. CY
    Chi Yang

    George Mason University, United States

    7 publications · 284 citations

    7

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  5. BZ
    Baoji Zhang

    Shanghai Maritime University, China

    7 publications · 231 citations

    7

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Venues

  1. Ocean Engineering

    40 publications · 1.1K citations

    22

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  2. Journal of Ship Research

    14 publications · 449 citations

    12

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  3. Journal of Marine Science and Technology

    12 publications · 493 citations

    11

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  4. 10

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  5. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

    9 publications · 206 citations

    8

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