A Simplified Stability Letter for Offshore Supply Vessels

1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Richard B. Meyer ◽  
Kevin V. Feeney

This paper presents a simplified method for the preparation of stability information for offshore supply vessels. The paper reviews the current methods used by the Eighth Coast Guard District Merchant Marine Technical Office for preparation of stability information and compares these with the proposed "simplified" method. The simplified stability letter incorporates a loading diagram which will make it easier for the vessel operator to use. The recommended letter will allow designers to obtain a higher maximum amount of deck cargo, provide more flexibility in the manner in which cargoes are carried, allow operators to exchange consumables for additional below-deck cargo, and simplify the calculations necessary for preparation of the stability information. It should be cautioned that the method presented is only the opinion of the authors. Approval should be obtained from the cognizant Coast Guard technical office before employing this or any other proposed method. It should also be noted that the stability criteria presented in Appendix I are not yet included in regulations and are subject to change.

1980 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 29-34
Author(s):  
John F. McGowan ◽  
Richard B. Meyer

The authors present a simplified method of stability analysis applicable to tugboats which must be reviewed by the U. S. Coast Guard for load line assignment. The paper includes a brief review of tugboat stability leading up to the present criteria applied by the Coast Guard. The present criteria are included. The proposed method consists of two or three conditions which, upon satisfactory analysis, provide considerable leeway to the tugboat captain in the manner in which he operates his vessel. The method of analysis and necessary definitions and interpretations are presented. The authors have made note of especially troublesome areas of design and some good design practices which will improve the stability of tugboats.


1996 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Ruderman ◽  
E. Verwichte ◽  
R. Erdélyi ◽  
M. Goossens

The stability of the MHD tangential discontinuity is studied in compressible plasmas in the presence of anisotropic viscosity and thermal conductivity. The general dispersion equation is derived, and solutions to this dispersion equation and stability criteria are obtained for the limiting cases of incompressible and cold plasmas. In these two limiting cases the effect of thermal conductivity vanishes, and the solutions are only influenced by viscosity. The stability criteria for viscous plasmas are compared with those for ideal plasmas, where stability is determined by the Kelvin—Helmholtz velocity VKH as a threshold for the difference in the equilibrium velocities. Viscosity turns out to have a destabilizing influence when the viscosity coefficient takes different values at the two sides of the discontinuity. Viscosity lowers the threshold velocity V below the ideal Kelvin—Helmholtz velocity VKH, so that there is a range of velocities between V and VKH where the overstability is of a dissipative nature.


1990 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Flik ◽  
C. L. Tien

Intrinsic thermal stability denotes a situation where a superconductor can carry the operating current without resistance at all times after the occurrence of a localized release of thermal energy. This novel stability criterion is different from the cryogenic stability criteria for magnets and has particular relevance to thin-film superconductors. Crystals of ceramic high-temperature superconductors are likely to exhibit anisotropic thermal conductivity. The resultant anisotropy of highly oriented films of superconductors greatly influences their thermal stability. This work presents an analysis for the maximum operating current density that ensures intrinsic stability. The stability criterion depends on the amount of released energy, the Biot number, the aspect ratio, and the ratio of the thermal conductivities in the plane of the film and normal to it.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Yinjing Guo ◽  
Xiangrong Wang ◽  
Xueqing Zhang

This paper extends the stochastic stability criteria of two measures to the mean stability and proves the stability criteria for a kind of stochastic Itô’s systems. Moreover, by applying optimal control approaches, the mean stability criteria in terms of two measures are also obtained for the stochastic systems with coefficient’s uncertainty.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Yazhuo Zhang ◽  
Baodong Zheng

The bifurcation problem is one of the most important subjects in dynamical systems. Motivated by M. Li et al. who used compound matrices to judge the stability of matrices and the existence of Hopf bifurcations in continuous dynamical systems, we obtained some effective methods to judge the Schur stability of matrices on the base of the spectral property of compound matrices, which can be used to judge the asymptotical stability and the existence of Hopf bifurcations of discrete dynamical systems.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Zhang ◽  
Daiyong Wu ◽  
Jinde Cao

We discuss the delay-independent asymptotic stability of Caputo type fractional-order neutral differential systems with multiple discrete delays. Based on the algebraic approach and matrix theory, the sufficient conditions are derived to ensure the asymptotic stability for all time-delay parameters. By applying the stability criteria, one can avoid solving the roots of transcendental equations. The results obtained are computationally flexible and convenient. Moreover, an example is provided to illustrate the effectiveness and applicability of the proposed theoretical results.


2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 509-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Bhatia ◽  
B. S. Bhadauria

Abstract The stability of a horizontal layer of fluid heated from below is examined when, in addition to a steady temperature difference between the horizontal walls of the layer a time-dependent low-frequency per­ turbation is applied to the wall temperatures. An asymptotic solution is obtained which describes the be­ haviour of infinitesimal disturbances to this configuration. Possible stability criteria are analyzed and the results are compared with the known experimental as well as numerical results.


FOCUS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Gerald Theodorus Lumban Toruan ◽  
Adi Sunaryo

North Natuna Sea is become a concern, at the end of 2019 to February 2020 this area was illegally entered by Chinese fishing vessels who wanted to fishing, this vessel was escorted by the Chinese Coast Guard. This escort is in order to protect their fishing vessels from the pursuit of Indonesian patrol vessels. According to the them that they did not violate Indonesian territory, they said that the North Natuna Sea still belongs to Chinese territory. In the perspective of the international relations what is done by China can disrupt the stability of regional security. This research is a qualitative descriptive with secondary data collection. The formulation of the research question is what kind of diplomacy is being carried out by Indonesia towards China in the North Natuna Sea. The purpose of this research is to find the right diplomacy concept in dealing with the China in the North Natuna Sea.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Pettersson ◽  
Van M. Savage ◽  
Martin Nilsson Jacobi

Dynamical shifts between the extremes of stability and collapse are hallmarks of ecological systems. These shifts are limited by and change with biodiversity, complexity, and the topology and hierarchy of interactions. Most ecological research has focused on identifying conditions for a system to shift from stability to any degree of instability—species abundances do not return to exact same values after perturbation. Real ecosystems likely have a continuum of shifting between stability and collapse that depends on the specifics of how the interactions are structured, as well as the type and degree of disturbance due to environmental change. Here we map boundaries for the extremes of strict stability and collapse. In between these boundaries, we find an intermediate regime that consists of single-species extinctions, which we call the Extinction Continuum. We also develop a metric that locates the position of the system within the Extinction Continuum—thus quantifying proximity to stability or collapse—in terms of ecologically measurable quantities such as growth rates and interaction strengths. Furthermore, we provide analytical and numerical techniques for estimating our new metric. We show that our metric does an excellent job of capturing the system behaviour in comparison with other existing methods—such as May’s stability criteria or critical slowdown. Our metric should thus enable deeper insights about how to classify real systems in terms of their overall dynamics and their limits of stability and collapse.


Jurnal Varian ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Didiharyono D. ◽  
Irwan Kasse

The focus of the study in this paper is to model deforestation due to population density and industrialization. To begin with, it is formulated into a mathematical modelling which is a system of non-linear differential equations. Then, analyze the stability of the system based on the Routh-Hurwitz stability criteria. Furthermore, a numerical simulation is performed to determine the shift of a system. The results of the analysis to shown that there are seven non-negative equilibrium points, which in general consist equilibrium point of disturbance-free and equilibrium points of disturbances. Equilibrium point TE7(x, y, z) analyzed to shown asymptotically stable conditions based on the Routh-Hurwitz stability criteria. The numerical simulation results show that if the stability conditions of a system have been met, the system movement always occurs around the equilibrium point.


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