LaGrangian Velocity Profiles in the Wake of a High Speed Vessel

Abstract

This investigation was sponsored by the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) under contract to the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Program in Ship Hydrodynamics (PSH), College of Engineering, The University of Michigan. The purpose of this investigation was two fold. First, to provide Lagrangian velocity profiles in the near wake region of a high speed twin screw vessel and second, to apply advanced spatial domain stochastic analysis techniques to radar images of surface ship wakes obtained during the Spaceboard imaging Radar-B (SIR-B) Shuttle mission. These two activities are related through a desire to obtain greater knowledge of the complex hydrodynamics in operation in the viscous wake region of modern surface ships and how these interactions affect active remote sensing of the ocean surface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1989
Accession Number
ADA250957

Entities

People

  • A. Reed
  • A. Troesch
  • G. Meadows
  • K. P. Beier
  • L. Meadows
  • R. Beck
  • S. Cohen

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Marine Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Model Basins
  • Naval Architecture
  • Propellers
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities
  • Two Dimensional
  • Video Cameras

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Research Science/Academic Research