Measurements of the Effect of Trim on the Nominal Wake of the Naval Auxiliary Oiler AO-177.

Abstract

Wake survey measurements of the nominal wake behind the AO-177 hull have been obtained from model experiments and are presented for cases involving trim variations and a slight change in displacement. Extensive tables and plots of the basic wake data display the three velocity component distributions, summaries of useful averaged wake quantities, and distributions of wake harmonics. Radial distributions of a wake steepness parameter are compared for the various trim conditions, and it appears that any difficulties produced by the ship wake are not introduced by the expected changes in trim. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097930

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • Gary A. Hampton
  • Michael B. Wilson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplitude
  • Bodies
  • Cavitation
  • Classification
  • Diameters
  • Geometry
  • Harmonic Analysis
  • Instrumentation
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Pitot Tubes
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Propellers
  • Radial Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.