Partial Report on Oils for Calming Rough Waters

Abstract

This report discusses a suggestion that synthetic oils be developed to calm rough waters to facilitate the alignting of seaplanes on the surface of the sea. By correlating physical-chemical data and theories with the results of practical experience it is indicated that the natural oils now used are probably the equal of any available synthetic oil for calming rough waters and that they would probably be of little value to airplanes except as storm oils when forced down at sen in heavy weather.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 05, 1936
Accession Number
AD1152165

Entities

People

  • E. G. Lunn

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Fish Oils
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Glycerides
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Lubricating Oils
  • Oils
  • Petroleum
  • Plant Oils
  • Seaplanes
  • Surface Tension
  • Synthetic Oils

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).