Lift and Drag Analysis on the Bow Seal of the Surface Effect Ship Testcraft XR-3.

Abstract

Experimental test runs were conducted to determine the lift and drag forces acting on the bow seal of the captured air bubble testcraft XR-3. These forces were plotted versus velocity for various operating conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046499

Entities

People

  • Paul Allen Alfieri

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Calculators
  • California
  • Cells
  • Data Reduction
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Plenum Chambers
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Recording Systems
  • Surface Effect Ships
  • Tape Recorders
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics