Investigation of the Feasibility of Propelling Large Surface Effect Ships with Widely Spaced, Partially Submerged, Supercavitating Propellers.

Abstract

An investigation into the feasibility of using widely spaced partially submerged, supercavitating propellers as the means of propulsion for large surface effect ships was carried out at the David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center (DTNSRDC) as part of the Advanced Naval Vehicle Concept Evaluation Program. This method of propulsion is shown to be feasible and a performance estimate is developed for an 8,000 ton surface effect ship (SES) with a cushion length to beam ratio of 5. Necessary information is presented for making preliminary performance estimates for similar craft using partially submerged propellers. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA081473

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • Robert F. Roddy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies
  • Diameters
  • Drag
  • Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Length
  • Photographs
  • Planing Surfaces
  • Propeller Shafts
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Security
  • Ships
  • Supercavitating Propellers
  • Surface Effect Ships
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster