Hydrodynamic study of a bow of a combatant hull

This thesis regards methods to study and improve the hydrodynamic performances of a ship. More specifically, the attention is focused on the ship's resistance and on modern methods used in the design process to reduce it and achieve the best design configuration. These are CFD analyses and optimization techniques. Each aspect related to this modern design process is described in detail. The original part of this thesis is the study and the optimization of the DTMB 5415 hydrodynamics.