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Hull Design
Hull Design
New Displacement
Resistance Calculations
Power Requirements
Power Plant Selection
New System Components
An example of how design works;

Whenever a new component is added to the ship, it changes the hydrostatic equilibrium of the ship and changes the draft, so the wetted surface area and the resistance. The resistance calculations with electrical power requirements drive the power needed to push the ship. When the propulsion configuration change, it effects the amount of fuel required to fulfill the mission objective as well as the weight of propulsion system itself. With these and newly added ship components hull design and displacement changes again and the process repeats itself until all requirements are covered.