near the keel).

The first approximation to the equivalent linearized

hull is thus found. Hence, using linearized wavemaking source theory,
an approximation to the hull wave profile can be calculated, first for
the equivalent linearized hull and then transformed back to the real
hull. The original double-model distributions of pressure and flow
direction over the hull surface are then altered to become more

consistent with this hull wave profile, a new set of isobars is found,
and the process is repeated a sufficient number of times to give a

converged final solution.

The final solution for the pressure distribution over the hull enables
the sinkage and trim to be calculated. The program contains an option
to re-calculate the flow round the hull with its offsets modified to
represent the hull when sinkage and trim have taken place.

3. Rankine source method

The method is still fundamentally the same as that described in ref 2.

The hull and its double model reflection in the free surface are
divided into panels, and further panels are situated in the region
surrounding the hull in the plane of the undisturbed free surface.
Rankine sources are distributed on each panel and the source strengths
found so that the hull surface boundary condition is met and a non

linear form of the free surface condition is also satisfied.

In principle the free surface panel distribution should extend over

the entire region where there are significant waves. In practice the
region of free surface panels has to be severely limited in extent.
The neglect of the source distribution outside of this truncated
region in the former computations was liable to cause appreciable errors.

In the present modified method these difficulties are partially

surmounted as follows. The number of "active" free surface panels is

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