High Speed Body Motion in Water (Le Mouvement des corps evoluant a grande vitesse dans l'eau).
Abstract
The technical topics covered during the Workshop included Hydrobionics, Boundary Layer Flows, Supercavitating Flows, Air-Water Penetration, and Control of Cavitation. Hydrobionics is the science of studying the structure, form, and movement of swimming animals in order to determine possible ways to achieve better efficiency, such as drag reduction and an increase of propulsion efficiency with minimum possible energy expenditures, for bodies such as submarines and missiles. A general summary of noise generation by high speed bodies in water was given. It was clear that this field is not well understood at the present time, and that a great deal more research effort is required in this area. In addition, presentations were given on a Simple Model for the Aero-Hydrodynamics of Ekranoplans, and on the Movement of a Wing Above a Wavy Water Surface. Of the 35 presented papers, 18 came from the Ukraine, 5 from Russia and 12 from the NATO nations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA340843
Entities
Organizations
- AGARD