Free Surface Water Tunnel Improvement Study.

Abstract

The results of a study to improve the performance of a free surface water tunnel located at the California Institute of Technology are presented. Improvements are described which will permit index of cavitation modeling of craft operating in excess of 90 knots on the free surface of the ocean. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA000495

Entities

People

  • Marty J. Fegley
  • Ronald C. Pare
  • Thomas M. Ward

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Cavitation
  • Surface Waters
  • Tunnels
  • Water
  • Water Tunnels

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics