Power Optimization of the Captured Air Bubble Surface Effects Ship.

Abstract

Through the use of simulation studies of the Surface Effects Ship (SES) XR-3, it is shown that power optimization can be achieved by controlling the air bubble plenum pressure and the pitch angle of the craft. Sudies indicate a savings of up to forty percent in total power required for cruising speeds in the range of fifteen to thirty knots. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA039341

Entities

People

  • Fredrick Kenneth Richardson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • California
  • Chambers
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Lift Fans
  • Local Area Networks
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Plenum Chambers
  • Power Levels
  • Recurrent Neural Networks
  • Simulations
  • Surface Effect Ships
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Verification Tests

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics