An Analysis of VDS Kiting Phenomena.

Abstract

While towing a VDS fish at sea, ideally the towed body should be directly aft of the ship; however, the forces and their components acting on the towline cause VDS fish to veer toward port or starboard of the ship's wake. This memorandum analyzes the forces that act on a faired towcable and demonstrates that kiting is a natural phenomenon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1966
Accession Number
ADA060242

Entities

People

  • Gary T. Griffin

Organizations

  • Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Coefficients
  • Connecticut
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Quadrants
  • Rotation
  • Towed Bodies
  • Underwater Sound

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics