Fundamental Hydrodynamics Research

Abstract

The hydrodynamics research conducted under this program falls into two basic thrust areas: Turbomachinery - To develop an improved understanding of the fluid mechanics and acoustics associated with low-speed turbomachines and marine propulsors. To employ this knowledge to the development of improved propulsor and turbomachine design methods. Drag Reduction -To develop fundamental understanding of the mechanisms that cause drag on bodies and surfaces and to explore novel methods to reduce drag. Under each thrust area, one or more projects are conducted under the direction of the principal investigator who initiated the given task. All tasks are designed to provide results that will improve the scientific understanding of various hydrodynamics phenomena associated with the operation of submerged bodies and surfaces. (jhd)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221786

Entities

People

  • H. L. Petrie
  • Michael L. Billet
  • P. J. Morris
  • S. A. Abdallah
  • S. Deutsch

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Drag
  • Drag Reduction
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Froude Number
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Mechanics
  • Particle Trajectories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Stratified Fluids

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.