| Displacement Speed | How To | |||||||||
| Formula for Speed : Length ratio | ||||||||||
| True S/L ratio = Knots / square root ( LWL ) (B) | ||||||||||
| Calculated S/L ratio = 10.665 / cube root ( max DISP / SHP ) (A) | ||||||||||
| 45 | motor HP | 1 | # motors | 7.79 | Max "hull speed" (knots) | |||||
| 6.00 | % transmission losses | 7 | Reqd speed | |||||||
| 42 | SHP at prop | |||||||||
| 1.35 | Speed Length Ratio (B) | 1.72 | Speed Length Ratio (A) | |||||||
| 1.54 | Average of (A) & (B) | |||||||||
| 30 | Alternative estimate of SHP reqd based on average of (A) & (B) (guide only!) | |||||||||
| 20 | SHP reqd | 42 | SHP available | 22 | SHP for ancilliaries | |||||
| No Warnings. Sufficient SHP Available | Reqd speed within limits for economy | |||||||||