POROUS MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL,

Abstract

A description is presented of the development of a new porous material that was undertaken specifically for the application of area suction boundary layer control to underwater vehicles. This material was subsequently used in the manufacture of several hydrodynamic test models varying in size from 2 in. to 12 3/4 in. O.D. The small models have been tested and reported to show boundary layer stabilization and the larger models are awaiting tests at the Ordnance Research Laboratory. A unique property of this design has been found in its ability to recover its original porosity with simple back flushing, but more detailed studies would be required to identify the extent of this characteristic. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 1964
Accession Number
AD0461563

Entities

People

  • G. May
  • W. B. Giles

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Suction
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Control
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Porosity
  • Porous Materials
  • Reinforcing Materials
  • Research Facilities
  • Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.