Basic Research into High-Speed Supercavitating Bodies

Abstract

Critical technologies related to SCAT development, including cavitator hydrodynamics, control surface hydrodynamics, static pressure sensing, flow noise calculations and hydrodynamics modeling of high-speed supercavitating flows. Focused on critical technologies related to SCAT development, including hydrodynamics of advanced cavitator concepts, control surface hydrodynamics, cavity geometry studies for comparisoin with CFD modeling, small-scale model design and fabrication, and flow noise testing and modeling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA395886

Entities

People

  • David R. Stinebring

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Electrical Impedance
  • Fabrication
  • Flow Noise
  • Flow Visualization
  • Geometry
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Noise
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Surfaces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture