Calculations of Pressure Coefficients and Forces for the USNS Wyman with an Added Strut and Foil Configuration.

Abstract

A selected foil and strut configuration to be added to the hull of the USNS WYMAN was subjected to computer analysis to obtain the force and pressure distributions over the foil. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional models were developed and compared to obtain both a range of predicted lift coefficients for the given configuration, and the effect of the presence of a strut on the foil. The presence of a strut and non-zero foil pitch angle were both found to have significant effects on the pressure distribution over the foil as well as an effect on the total applied force. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA034803

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • H. T. Wang
  • N. M. White

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Boundaries
  • Cavitation
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Flow
  • Lifting Bodies
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Static Pressure
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Vapor Pressure

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).