By Dr Lawrence Julian Doctors

Conference Papers

Doctors LJ, 2021, 'The Wave System of the Sydney Harbor RiverCat Ferry', in SNAME International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation 2021. FAST 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5957/FAST-2021-007

Doctors LJ, 2016, 'The Raked-Wedge Hull: A Severe Test of Linear Wave-Making Theory', in Beck RF; Maki KJ (ed.), Proc. Thirty-First International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodie, Plymouth, Michigan, pp. 33 - 36, presented at Thirty-First International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Plymouth, Michigan, -

Doctors LJ, 2015, 'A Theoretical Study of the Optimal Dynaplane Vessel', in McKesson CB (ed.), A Theoretical Study of the Optimal Dynaplane Vessel, Washington, DC, presented at Proc. Thirteenth International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST '15), Washington, DC, 01 September 2015 - 04 September 2015, http://www.sname.org/fast2015/home

Doctors LJ, 2014, 'Experiments on the Resistance and Lift of a Surface-Effect-Ship Bow Seal', in Kim K-H (ed.), The Thirtieth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, US Office of Naval Research, Hobart, Tasmania, presented at 30th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Hobart, Tasmania, 02 November 2014 - 07 November 2014, http://www.iihr.uiowa.edu/shiphydro/

Wiggins A; Zalek S; Doctors LJ; Perlin M; Ceccio S; Etter R; Wilson R, 2012, 'Surface-Effect-Ship Bow-Seal High-Reynolds-Number Experiments', in Beck RF (ed.), Proc. Twenty-Ninth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC, pp. 1 - 20, presented at Twenty-Ninth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26 August 2012 - 31 August 2012

Wiggins A; Zalek S; Perlin ; Ceccio ; Doctors LJ; Etter , 2011, 'Development of a Large Scale Surface Effect Ship Bow Seal Testing Platform', in Proc. Eleventh International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST '11), American Society of Naval Engineers, Washington, DC, pp. 1 - 11, presented at 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 26 September 2011 - 29 September 2011

McKesson C; Doctors LJ, 2011, 'Scaling of Resistance from Surface-Effect Ship Model Tests', in Proc. Eleventh International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST '11), American Society of Naval Engineers, Washington, DC, pp. 1 - 9, presented at 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 26 September 2011 - 29 September 2011

Bhusan ; Stern ; Doctors LJ, 2011, 'T-Craft Calm Water Resistance and Motions, and Seakeeping in Regular Waves', in Proc. Eleventh International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST '11), American Society of Naval Engineers, Washington, DC, pp. 1 - 8, presented at 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 26 September 2011 - 29 September 2011

Wiggins AD; Zalek SF; Perlin M; Ceccio SL; Doctors LJ; Etter RJ, 2011, 'Development of a large scale surface effect ship bow seal testing platform', in 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST 2011 - Proceedings, pp. 49 - 56

McKesson CB; Doctors LJ, 2011, 'Scaling of resistance from surface-effect ship model tests', in 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST 2011 - Proceedings, pp. 65 - 73

Bhushan S; Stern F; Doctors LJ, 2011, 'T-Craft calm water resistance and motions, and seakeeping in regular waves', in 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST 2011 - Proceedings, pp. 74 - 81

Doctors LJ; Zalek S, 2010, 'Experimental Study of the Resistance of Surface-Effect Ship Seals', Office of Naval research, Arlington, Virginia, pp. 1 - 17, presented at Twenty-Eighth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Pasadena, California, 12 September 2010 - 17 September 2010

McKesson CB; Doctors LJ, 2010, 'Whole-Ship Simulation in the Design of Surface-Effect Ships', in Grand Challenges in Modeling and Simulation Symposium 2010 (GCMS 2010) Book 3, Curran Associates, Inc., Red Hook, NY, USA, pp. 1 - 8, presented at Grand Challenges in Simulation and Modeling Conference, Ottawa, Canada, 11 July 2010 - 14 July 2010

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Broglia R; Di Mascio A; McKesson C, 2009, 'Calm-Water Resistance Prediction of a Surface-Effect Ship', in Air Cushion Vehicles and Surface Effect Craft, RINA, pp. 45 - 54, presented at Air Cushion Vehicles and Surface Effect Craft, http://dx.doi.org/10.3940/rina.acv.2009.01

Doctors LJ, 2009, 'A Study of the Resistance Characteristics of Surface-Effect-Ship Seals', in Proc. High-Performance Marine Vehicle Symposium, American Society of Naval Engineers, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, presented at High-Performance Marine-Vehicle Symposium, Linthicum, Maryland

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Broglia A; McKesson C; DiMascio A, 2009, 'Calm-Water Resistance Prediction of a Surface-Effect Ship', in Williams A (ed.), Proc. International ACV and Surface Effect Craft Conference, Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London, pp. 1 - 9, presented at Proc. International ACV and Surface Effect Craft Conference, London, England

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Scher RM; Wilson WM; Rhee SH; Troesch AW; Beck RF, 2008, 'Conceptual design and hydrodynamic analysis of a high-speed sealift adjustable-length trimaran', in SNAME 2008 Annual Meeting & Expo - Where Industry & Technology Meet, Houston, Texas, presented at Celebrating our Past, Engineering our Future, Houston, Texas, 15 October 2008 - 17 October 2008

Doctors LJ, 2008, 'The unsteady growth of ship waves in a towing tank', in Proceedings 23rd International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Jeju, Korea, presented at Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Jeju, Korea, 13 April 2008 - 16 April 2008

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Scher RM; Wilson WM; Rhee SH; Troesch AW; Beck RF, 2008, 'Conceptual design and hydrodynamic analysis of a high-speed sealift adjustable-length trimaran', in SNAME Maritime Convention 2008, SMC 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.5957/SMC-2008-048

Thomas G; Doctors LJ; Couser P; Hackett M, 2007, 'Catamaran motions in beam and oblique seas', in FAST 2007, Shanghai, China, presented at FAST 2007, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2007 - 27 September 2007

Clement EP; Doctors LJ; Hoyt III JG, 2007, 'The dynaplane design for planing motorboats', in FAST 2007, Shanghai, China, presented at FAST 2007, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2007 - 27 September 2007

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Beck RF, 2007, 'On the profile of the flow behind a transom stern', in Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, presented at Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 05 August 2007 - 08 August 2007

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Rhee SH; Wilson WM; Beck RF; Troesch AW, 2007, 'Resistance prediction of a high-speed sealift trimaran', in Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, presented at Numerical Ship Hydrodynamics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 05 August 2007 - 08 August 2007

Doctors LJ, 2007, 'A test of linearity in the generation of ship waves', in International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Croatia, presented at International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Croatia, 15 April 2007 - 18 April 2007

Doctors LJ; Young R; MacFarlane G, 2007, 'The influence of demihull beam, demihull separation and water depth on the wave generation of catamarans', in The Australian Naval Architect, Australian Division of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects., ACT, Australia, pp. 24 - 28

Hebblewhite K; Sahoo PK; Doctors LJ, 2006, 'A case study: theoretical and experimental analysis of motion characteristics of a trimaran hull form', in High performance marine vehicles, Launceston, presented at High performance marine vehicles, Launceston, 08 November 2006 - 10 November 2006

Doctors LJ, 2006, 'A numerical study of the resistance of transom-stern monohulls', in High performance marine vehicles, Launceston, presented at High performance marine vehicles, Launceston, 08 November 2006 - 10 November 2006

Doctors LJ; McKesson CB, 2006, 'The resistance components of a surface-effect ship', in Naval Hydrodynamics 2006, Rome, Italy, presented at Naval Hydrodynamics 2006, Rome, Italy, 17 September 2006 - 22 September 2006

Doctors LJ, 2006, 'Investigation of the free-surface and resistane of transom-stern vessels', in Innovations in Maritime Technology - Visions and Progress, Sydney, pp. 196 - 205, presented at Innovations in Maritime Technology - Visions and Progress, Sydney, 31 January 2006 - 02 February 2006

Sahoo PK; Doctors LJ; Pretlove L, 2006, 'CFD Prediction of the Wave Resistance of a Catamaran with Staggered Demihulls', Visakhapatnam, India, Visakhapatnam, India

Doctors LJ; Beck RF, 2005, 'The separation of the flow past a transom stern', in Marine Research and Transportation, Naples, Italy, presented at Marine Research and Transportation, Naples, Italy, 19 September 2005 - 21 September 2005

Doctors LJ; Tregde V; Jiang C; McKesson CB, 2005, 'Optimization of a split-cushion surface-effect ship', in FAST 2005, St Petersburg, Russia, presented at FAST 2005, St Petersburg, Russia, 27 June 2005 - 30 June 2005

Sahoo PK; Doctors LJ, 2005, 'The waves generated by a trimaran', in FAST 2005, St Petersburg, Russia, presented at FAST 2005, St Petersburg, Russia, 27 June 2005 - 30 June 2005

Maki KJ; Doctors LJ; Beck RF; Troesch AW, 2005, 'Transom-stern flow for high-speed craft', in FAST 2005, St Petersburg, Russia, presented at FAST 2005, St Petersburg, Russia, 27 June 2005 - 30 June 2005

Doctors LJ; Scrace RJ, 2004, 'Unsteady influences on the damping from appendages of a trimaran during rolling motion', in High-Speed Craft: Technology and Operation, London, England, presented at High-Speed Craft: Technology and Operation, London, England, 17 November 2004 - 18 November 2004

Sahoo PK; Doctors LJ, 2004, 'Theoretical and experimental study of motion characteristics of hih-speed catamaran hull forms', in Practical design of ships and other floating structures, Luebeck-Travemuende, Germany, presented at Practical design of ships and other floating structures, Luebeck-Travemuende, Germany, 12 September 2004 - 17 September 2004

Doctors LJ; Zilman G, 2004, 'Environmental wave generation of high-speed marine vessels', in Naval Hydrodynamics 2004, St John`s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, presented at Naval Hydrodynamics 2004, St John`s Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 08 August 2004 - 13 August 2004

Doctors LJ; Scrace RJ, 2004, 'Hydrodynamic interactions between the subhulls of a trimaran during rolling motion', in Design and Operation of Trimaran Ships, London, England, presented at Design and Operation of Trimaran Ships, London, England, 29 April 2004 - 30 April 2004

Doctors LJ; Zilman G, 2004, 'The influence of surface tension and viscosity on the wavemaking of a model catamaran.', in Water Waves and Floating Bodies 2004, Cortona, Italy, presented at Water Waves and Floating Bodies 2004, Cortona, Italy, 28 March 2004 - 31 March 2004

Doctors LJ, 2004, 'Prediction of the wavemaking of high-speed marine vehicles', in Prandolini L (ed.), Maritime Engineering - Challenges and Opportunities, Sydney, pp. 160 - 169, presented at Maritime Engineering - Challenges and Opportunities, Sydney, 03 February 2004 - 05 February 2004

Doctors LJ, 2003, 'A comparison of the environmental wave generation of hovercraft and other high-speed vessels', in Hovercraft Society (ed.), 5th international air cushion technology, Lee-on-the-Solent, England, pp. 1 - 13, presented at 5th international air cushion technology, Lee-on-the-Solent, England, 14 October 2003 - 15 October 2003

Andrewartha MJ; Doctors LJ; Kantimahanthi K; Brandner P, 2003, 'A numerical method for performance predicting of hydrofoil-assisted catamarans', in 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, presented at 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, 07 October 2003 - 10 October 2003

Sahoo PK; Doctors LJ, 2003, 'A study on wave resistance of high-speed displacement hull forms in restricted depth', in 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, presented at 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, 07 October 2003 - 10 October 2003

Doctors LJ; Scrace RJ, 2003, 'The optimisation of trimaran sidehull possition for minimum resistance (Keynote Lecture)', in 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, presented at 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, 07 October 2003 - 10 October 2003

Robards SW; Doctors LJ, 2003, 'Transom hollow prediction for high-speed displacement vessels', in 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, presented at 7th International conference on fast sea transportation, Ischia, Italy, 07 October 2003 - 10 October 2003

Doctors LJ, 2003, 'Hydrodynamics of the flow behind a transom stern', in 29th Israel conference on mechanical engineering, Haifa, Israel, presented at 29th Israel conference on mechanical engineering, Haifa, Israel, 12 May 2003 - 13 May 2003

Doctors LJ, 2003, 'The influence of viscosity on the wavemaking of a model catamaran', in Water Waves and Floating Bodies 2003, Le Croisic, France, presented at Water Waves and Floating Bodies 2003, Le Croisic, France, 06 April 2003 - 09 April 2003

Doctors LJ; Day AH, 2002, 'Nonlinear free-surface effects on the resistance and squat of high-speed vessels with a transom stern', in Japan Society of Naval Architects (ed.), Naval Hydrodynamics 2002, Fukuoka, Japan, pp. 192 - 205, presented at Naval Hydrodynamics 2002, Fukuoka, Japan, 08 July 2002 - 13 July 2002

Doctors LJ; Day AH, 2002, 'Nonlinear effects on the squat of a vessel with a transon stern', in Rainey RCT; Lee SF (ed.), 17th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Cambridge, UK, pp. 33 - 36, presented at 17th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Cambridge, UK, 14 April 2002 - 17 April 2002

Helmore PJ; Doctors LJ, 2002, 'New naval architecture program at UNSW', in Prandolini L (ed.), Pacific 2002 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, pp. 19 - 29, presented at Pacific 2002 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, 29 January 2002 - 31 January 2002

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