Holtrop - Transom Resistance

Transom-stern resistance component R_TR per Holtrop - accounts for wave-breaking at a wetted transom.

HoltropTransomResistance

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

R_{TR} = \tfrac{1}{2} \rho V^2 A_T c_6

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$A_T$	Transom area immersed at rest	m²
$Fn_T$	Transom Froude number

Source: Holtrop J. - ISP 1984

Transom-stern resistance component R_TR per Holtrop - accounts for wave-breaking at a wetted transom.