Design and Analysis of an Apparatus for Measuring the Drag Coefficients of Flexible Wire Cable

Abstract

A novel design of a two-point attachment apparatus for measuring normal and tangential drag coefficients of a flexible wire conduit is presented. A technique is developed to stiffen the flexible cable so that its catenary is reduced. An instrumentation method that accurately measures the desired inline forces is also presented. The fundamental frequencies of vibration are calculated for the drag apparatus and compared with the expected excitation forces.... Hydrodynamics, Drag coefficients, Drag forces, Mechanical cables.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263733

Entities

People

  • J. R. Milburn

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Catenaries
  • Coefficients
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Excitation
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • New York
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Vibration
  • Vortex Shedding

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Structural Dynamics.