On Predicting the Leeway and Drift of A Survival Suit Clad Person In-Water

Abstract

Search for and rescue of persons in distress on the high seas requires the capability to accurately predict the position of the survivors. The current approach used by the U.S. Coast Guard to predict leeway drift is based on an empirical correlation between wind speed and search object motion derived from available field data. Prior to this study, no drift data were available for persons wearing survival suits which are widely used in distress situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA348357

Entities

People

  • Duncan J. Finlayson
  • R. Q. Robe
  • Tsung-chow Su

Organizations

  • Florida Atlantic University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coast Guard
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurement
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reynolds Number
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Water Channel Test Facilities
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Materials Science