PENDULUM FACILITY REPORT

Abstract

A complete description is given of the Pendulum Facility which was designed and constructed to investigate the loading characteristics of various hydrofoil designs. Pendulum test data is presented on hydrofoils and struts which were previously tested. The comparison of such data established Pendulum accuracy. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0254189

Entities

People

  • Roger K. Smith
  • T. Andrews

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Hydrodynamic Configurations
  • Hydrofoils
  • Pendulums

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.