A Multi-Disciplinary Assessment of the Hydrofoil Concept for Fast Ships

Abstract

A multi-disciplinary analysis design analysis determining the feasibility and practicability of long-range high speed ships of varied design philosophy is presented. A hydrofoil ship is a dynamic lift vehicle that does not depend upon buoyancy for lift during cruise; as such, it presents an aircraft-like design problem. The small waterplane area (SWA) ship depends on static lift or buoyancy. The sizing and synthesis problem is first bounded using basic principles and linear theory. These equations are used to develop an understanding of the effect of the primary variables upon vehicle performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403618

Entities

People

  • Bob Coopersmith
  • Burton Gray
  • Jeff Layton
  • Owen Berry
  • Sabine Goodwin

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Buoyancy
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drag Reduction
  • Hydrofoils
  • Information Operations
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Physical Properties
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design