APPLICABILITY OF THE DOUGLAS COMPUTER PROGRAM TO HULL PRESSURE PROBLEMS,
Abstract
The results of several investigative runs of the Douglas Aircraft Company computer program are given for the calculation of nonlifting potential flow about arbitrary three-dimensional bodies. This report designates areas where the program can be used with confidence to predict pressures and velocities on surface ship hull configurations and, in addition, offers a concise computer input scheme. By comparison with experi ment, it was found that although there are no analytic allowances in the program for freesurface or boundary layer effects, the velocity and pressure predictions of the program are quite dependable in theforefoot area of a hull. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0424328
Entities
People
- Stephen B. Denny