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FORMDATA Series

The systematic series of FORMDATA of the Technical University, Denmark, Lyn-

gby (Copenhagen—Denmark) is still considered today as the most complete of the
public domain series and responds well to the hull form requirements of modern
merchant ships. It has been developed based on the systematic analysis of the geo-
metric data of series of existing ships of the 60ties and of earlier systematic series,
considering, also, their calm water hydrodynamics (resistance).
The FORMDATA series provides data both for the determination of the hydro-
static/stability characteristics of the ship during the preliminary design stage, before
finalizing the ship lines, and for the required propulsive power (see, Guldhammer
and Harvald 1974).
In contrast to the previously elaborated series of Lap and Series 60, the present
systematic series provides in a systematic way the ordinates of sections (offsets) in
dimensionless percentages of the beam and of the reference draft; that is, there is
no need to develop the ship sections on the basis of determined sectional areas, but
their form is given in proper scale; this greatly reduces the effort spent for the draft-
ing of the ship lines.

Characteristics of the FORMDATA series

1. It refers to ships with vertical sides at the midship section. The recommended
midship section coefficients ( CM = 0.74 ~ 0.995) are shown in the following fig-
ure and are arranged according to the numbers 1 to 6 (Fig. B.10).
2. Three basic section forms are offered: sections of strong U character (full lines
of U shape), V type sections (shape V) and N type sections (normal sections,
without pronounced character).
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Fig. B.10   Corresponding code number of midship section coefficient CM

Fig. B.11   a Profile of conventional cruiser stern associated to U, N, V sectional forms. b Profile
of conventional bow associated to U, N, V forms

3. The above U, V and N sections are combined with two sets of stern A (aft) and
bow F (forward) sections.
4. The configuration of the bow and stern is in principle possible in conventional
manner (U, V and N forms) (see Fig. B.11). Also, various types of bulbous bow
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Fig. B.12   a Profile of bow forms B (bulbous bow). b Profile of stern forms C (transom stern)

(symbol B), transom stern (symbol C1), or conventional cruiser stern (symbol: T),
are offered (see Fig. B.12).
5. Every set of the given curves is encoded by a combination of symbols and num-
bers, consisting of three characters, and sometimes in addition with one index,
e.g. U2 F, B01 F, ΤΒ2Α.

Explanations

• The first character of section’s symbol: it refers to the type of sections, of bow
(U, N, V) and stern (C, T).
• The second character (number): refers to the corresponding CM (see Fig. B.10).
• Occasional index (number 0, 4, 5, 8, 10 to the character B) denotes the ratio of
bulbous area at F.P. to the area ΑΜ.
• Occasional index (symbol of A, B, C, D to the letter C): denotes the relative
slope of the transom stern against the vertical position (index D).
• The third character (symbol A or F): is a reference to the aft- or fore-body of the
vessel.

The symbols C (transom stern) and T (cruiser stern) can be easily mistaken and applied just the
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other way around, namely C for cruiser stern and T for transom stern. However, here the original
definition by Guldhammer, who refers to the cruiser stern as that for tankers and hence this symbol
T is maintained.
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Application Procedure

1. Selection of the fore and aft-body block coefficients based on the known CB
and LCB (longitudinal distance of the center of buoyancy from the middle sec-
tion, + means abaft of midship).
CBF = CB (1.003 - 3.5 LCB/LPP)
CBA = CB (0.997 + 3.5 LCB/LPP)
Based on the coefficients CΒF and CΒΑ, it is possible to select a combina-
tion of the character of the fore-body and aft-body sections. In the following
Tables B.1 and B.2, the feasible fore-body forms are indicated in the first row,
in the second row the corresponding values of CBF, while in the first column
the possible aft-body forms are listed with the corresponding coefficients CBA.
The values shown in the table, which cross-connecting possible combinations
of fore- and aft-body, concern the limits of variation of CB (first row) and of
LCB (% LPP-second row).
2. Typical set of curves of the FORMDATA series for various combinations of
CM, CB, type of sections and the bow/stern, are given in the following figures.
The complete set of FORMDATA curves is given in the following reference:
H. E. Guldhammer, FORMDATA Ι–V, Danish Technical Press, 1962 (FOR-
MDATA Ι: various forms), 1963 (FORMDATA ΙΙ: full and fine ships), 1967
(FORMDATA ΙΙΙ: tanker and bulbous bow ships), 1969 (FORMDATA IV:
fishing boats series).
3. Limits of application of the series (Figs. B.13, B.14, B.15, B.16, B.17, B.18,
B.19, B.20, B.21, B.22, B.23, B.24, B.25, B.26, B.27 and B.28):

CB = 0.50–0.850
CM = 0.74–0.995
CWP = 0.50–0.950
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Table B.1   Combinations of cruiser stern and bulbous bow of the FORMDATA series according to Guldhammer
^d/KE^
Ϭ ϭ& ϱ ϭ& ϭϬ ϭ& Ϭ Ϯ& ϰ Ϯ& ϴ Ϯ& Ϭ ϯ& ϰ ϯ& ϴ ϯ&
^Z/^
& Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϵϬ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϵϬ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϵϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ

dϭ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ
Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ
;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϯ͘ϱϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϯ͘ϱϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϯ͘ϱϮͿ
hϭ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϱ
Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϬ  ͬy ;й>WͿ
;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϮ͘ϯϴͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϮ͘ϯϴͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϮ͘ϯϴͿ
hϮ Ϭ͘ϱϯʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϯʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϯʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ
Ϭ͘ϱϱ ʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ
;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ
EϮ Ϭ͘ϱϯʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϯʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ Ϭ͘ϱϯʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ
Ϭ͘ϱϱʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ
;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ
sϮ Ϭ͘ϱϱʹ Ϭ͘ϳϯ Ϭ͘ϱϱʹ Ϭ͘ϳϯ Ϭ͘ϱϱʹ Ϭ͘ϳϯ
Ϭ͘ϲϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
;Ͳϯ͘ϯϴͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϯ͘ϯϴͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϯ͘ϯϴͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ
hϯ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ
Eϯ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ
sϯ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
Ϭ͘ϱϬʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ ;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ

529
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Table B.2   Combinations of cruiser stern and non-bulbous bow of the FORMDATA series according to Guldhammer
SECTIONS
U1F U2F N2F V2F U3F N3F V3F N4F
SERIES
CBF 0.70 – 0.80 0.55 – 0.65 0.55 – 0.75 0.55 – 0.65 0.50 – 0.70 0.50 – 0.70 0.50 – 0.70 0.45 – 0.65
CBA
T1A Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϯ
0.70 – 0.85
;ͲϮ͘ϮϬͿʹ;нϯ͘ϱϮͿ
U1A Ϭ͘ϳϬʹ Ϭ͘ϴϬ
0.70 – 0.80  ͬy ;й>WͿ
;ͲϮ͘ϮϬͿʹ;нϮ͘ϯϲͿ
U2A Ϭ͘ϱϱ ʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
0.55 – 0.75
;ͲϮ͘ϮϱͿʹ;нϰ͘ϴϬͿ
N2A Ϭ͘ϱϱ ʹ Ϭ͘ϳϱ
0.55 – 0.75
;Ͳϰ͘ϱϬͿʹ;нϰ͘ϴϬͿ
V2A Ϭ͘ϱϴ ʹ Ϭ͘ϲϴ
0.60 – 0.70
;Ͳϭ͘ϬϴͿʹ;нϯ͘ϲϴͿ
U3A Ϭ͘ϱϬ ʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
0.50 – 0.70
;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ
N3A Ϭ͘ϱϬ ʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
0.50 – 0.70
;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ
V3A Ϭ͘ϱϬ ʹ Ϭ͘ϳϬ
0.50 – 0.70
;Ͳϰ͘ϲϰͿʹ;нϰ͘ϵϮͿ
N4A Ϭ͘ϱϬ ʹ Ϭ͘ϲϱ
0.45 – 0.65
;Ͳϰ͘ϴϮͿʹ;нϱ͘ϭϬͿ

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Fig. B.13   Dimensionless sections T1A-FORMDATA for stern section of U type, series of tankers (T: tanker), cruiser CM = 0,995 and
CBA = 0.70 − 0.75 − 0.80 − 0.85
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Fig. B.14   Dimensionless sections UlA-FORMDATA for stern section of U type, CM = 0.995 and CBA = 0.70 − 0.75 − 0.80
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Fig. B.15   Dimensionless sections of B5lF-FORMDATA for bulbous bow section, bulb area 5 % AM, CM = 0.995 and CBF = 0.70 − 0.75 − 0.80 − 0.85 − 0.90
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Fig. B.16   Dimensionless sections of B10lF-FORMDATA for bulbous bow section, bulb area 10 % AM, CM = 0.995 and CBF = 0.70 − 0.75 − 0.8
0 − 0.85 − 0.90
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Fig. B.17   Dimensionless sections U2A-FORMDATA for stern section of U type, CM = 0.98 and CBA = 0.55 − 0.60–0.65 − 0.70 − 0.75
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Fig. B.18   Dimensionless sections N2A-FORMDATA for stern section of N type, CM = 0.98 and CBA = 0.55 − 0.60–0.65 − 0.70 − 0.75
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Fig. B. 19   Dimensionless sections V2A-FORMDATA for stern section of V type, CM = 0.98 and CBP = 0.60–0.65 − 0.70
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Fig. B.20   Dimensionless sections U2F-FORMDATA for bow section of U type, CM = 0.98 and CBF = 0.55 − 0.60 − 0.65
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Fig. B.21   Dimensionless sections N2F-FORMDATA for bow section of N type, CM = 0.98 and CBF = 0.55-0.60–0.65 − 0.70 − 0.75
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Fig. B.22   Dimensionless sections V2F-FORMDATA for bow section of V type, CM = 0.98 and CBF = 0.55 − 0.60 − 0.65
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Fig. B.23   Dimensionless sections B42F-FORMDATA for bulbous type bow, bulb area 4 % AM, CM = 0.98 and CBF = 0.50 − 0.55 − 0.60 − 0.65 − 
0.70 − 0.75

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Fig. B.24   Dimensionless sections B82F-FORMDATA for bulbous type bow, bulb area 8 % AM, CM = 0.98 and CBF = 0.50 − 0.55 − 0.60 − 0.65 − 0.70 − 0.75
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Fig. B.25   Dimensionless sections CA2A-FORMDATA for stern section of transom type with slope A, CM = 0.98 and CBA = 0.50–0.55–0.60 − 0.65 − 0.70

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Fig. B.26   Dimensionless sections CB2A-FORMDATA for stern section of transom type with slope B, CM = 0.98 and CBA = 0.50–0.55–0.60 − 0.65 − 0.70
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Fig. B.27   Dimensionless sections CC2A-FORMDATA for stern section of transom type with slope C, CM = 0.98 and CBA = 0.50 − 0.55 − 0.60 − 0.65 − 0.70

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Fig. B.28   Dimensionless sections CD2A-FORMDATA for stern section of transom type with slope D, CM = 0.98 and CBA = 0.50 − 0.55 − 0.60 − 0.65 − 0.70