Supercavitating Object Propulsion

Abstract

In practice, the vehicle development is stipulated by a useful effect that is attained upon the vehicle operation. The useful effect for transport ships consists in cargo transportation. Thus, the ship efficiency as vehicle efficiency will be determined by commercial effectiveness. Comparing the efficiency of the different methods of the hydrodynamic drag reduction with efficiency of the artificial and vapor supercavitation, one can see its advantage and, hence, perspective of its use. Moreover, a vapor layer between the water and hull unites many methods of the drag reduction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP012086

Entities

People

  • Yu. N. Savchenko

Organizations

  • National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Combustion Products
  • Drag Reduction
  • Efficiency
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Gases
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Hydromechanics
  • Materials
  • Sea Water
  • Specific Impulse
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Systems Analysis and Design