TRANSACTIONS OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF AMERICAN TOWING TANK CONFERENCE (11TH) HELD AT DAVID TAYLOR MODEL BASIN, WASHINGTON, D. C. ON 12-14 SEPTEMBER 1956. VOLUME II.

Abstract

Contents: Irregular seas -- A new towing tank problem; Planning for three-dimensional research in waves; Report on geosim analysis according to Schoenherr line; Preliminary resistance tests of ATTC standard friction form for model basin correlation program; A note relating to the influence of model ship length and speed on roughness effects; Report on ITTC skin friction committee work; Skin friction formulations; Generalization of the logarithmic law of the boundary layer on a flat plate; On transition from laminar to turbulent flow; Water tunnel techniques for force measurements on cavitating hydrofoils; An integrating gyro for measuring the pitch angle of a ship model in waves.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1957
Accession Number
AD0711187

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Friction
  • Model Basins
  • Models
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Ship Models
  • Skin Friction
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Water Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics