TABLES OF THE GOLDSTEIN FACTOR
Abstract
The tables of the Goldstein factor were computed on an IBM 7090 system. They were computed for the purpose of supplying more extensive and reliable information than that available in similar tables of Goldstein, Lock and Yeatman, Kramer, Tachmindji and Milam, and the second of the present authors. These tables are appli cable to the calculation of the distribution of the circulation along lightly loaded, optimum propellers for which the number of blades ranges from two to ten, inclusive. The Goldstein factor determines the effect of a finite number of propeller blades on the circulation, and simultaneously relates the maximum value of the tangential velocity component induced at a lifting line with its circumferential average. The emphasis on an increased number of blades, as reflected in these more extensive tables, arises from the need to alleviate the loading or cavitation problems associated with the increased power of modern ships.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0610171
Entities
People
- C. L. Tibery
- J. W. Wrench Jr.