The Optimum Configuration of a Tethering Cable

Abstract

The optimum configuration of a tethering cable is determined. The optimum condition is defined as the cable configuration which results in the maximum depth for a given cable tension. The calculations presented in the report are for cable profile and operating conditions for which the profile pressure drag is neglibible compared to the friction drag. The results offer a rapid determination of the optimum cable configuration for all operating conditions that satisfy the assumptions used in determining the cable loading functions. The same optimizing procedure could be used to determine the optimum configuration of any cable by using the loading functions applicable to the particular cable and operating conditions. It is found that for the optimum configuration of heavy cables the submerged body is located forward of the surface vessel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0740867

Entities

People

  • G. F. Anderson

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Cables
  • Drag
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Fluids
  • Friction
  • Military Research
  • Reynolds Number
  • Rhode Island
  • Sea Water
  • Skin Friction
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tethering
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerodynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering