Experiments of the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Suboff Program

Abstract

Experimental measurements of the flow field of an axisymmetric body, bridge fairwater, four identical symmetric stern appendages, and two ring wings with ring wing support struts will be made in the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) Anechoic Flow Facility (AFF) and deep-water towing basins (TMB) and Tracor Hydronautics Ship Model Basin (HSMB). The experimental data will be used to assess the current Computational Fluid Dynamics capability for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) SUBOFF Project. Experimental facilities and techniques are presented, and the contents of the experiments are outlined. This information together with the geometric characteristics of DARPA SUBOFF models is intended for use by both the model test engineers and the CFD engineers. DARPA SUBOFF, Pressure coefficient, Mean velocity, Fluid dynamics, Flow measurements, Shear stress, Wake profile, Reynolds stress, Marine engineering, Test methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218797

Entities

People

  • Han-lieh Liu
  • Nancy C. Groves
  • Thomas T. Huang

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Deep Water
  • Engineers
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Measurement
  • Model Basins
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Ring Wings
  • Shear Stresses
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Ship Models
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Research Science/Academic Research