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DP Class 2 - Failure Envelope Capacity

DP Class 2 post-failure capability envelope - wind + current worst-case envelope after single fault per IMCA M140.

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

Umax=Tpost/khullU_{max} = \sqrt{T_{post} / k_{hull}}
SymbolMeaningUnit
TpostT_{post}Post-failure thrustkN
khullk_{hull}Empirical hull factorkN/(m/s)²

Source: IMCA M140

In short

DP Class 2 post-failure capability envelope - wind + current worst-case envelope after single fault per IMCA M140.

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