An Investigation of the Towing Characteristics of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV). Part II. Surface Towing in Calm Water

Abstract

The surface towing characteristics of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) are examined for a variety of towpoints and ballast conditions. The results indicate that the DSRV may with care be successfully towed on the surface at speeds up to 3.3 knots. Using towpoints located on the forward hard ring, vehicle net buoyancies from 130 to 2730 pounds may be employed. Care must be exercised to avoid the regimes of lateral divergence and spontaneous submergence, the boundaries of each being defined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0778007

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Sieber
  • R. Knutson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Maryland
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Prototypes
  • Rescue Vehicles
  • Steady State
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Oceanography.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.