Mitigation of hydrodynamic resistance : methods to reduce hydrodynamic drag / by Marc Perlin (University of Michigan, USA), Steven Ceccio (University of Michigan, USA).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perlin, Marc.

Contributor:

Ceccio, S. L. (Steven L.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ships--Hydrodynamics.

Ships.

Ship resistance.

Hulls (Naval architecture).

Physical Description:

xii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2015]

Summary:

This text presents the state of the art in friction drag/resistance reduction technologies for bodies and crafts operating in liquids at and beneath the free surface. It is useful for professionals with backgrounds in advanced fluid dynamics as well as by academics teaching introductory graduate courses in this area. Active control of resistance will include a discussion of friction reduction, for example through the injection of gas that can form air layers and polymers that initially reside adjacent to the hull, including the use of partial and super cavities. The book discusses passive resistance control achieved through changes in the overall hull shape and appendages, including the application of lifting bodies, bulbous bows, and stern flaps. It also addresses passive reduction of skin friction through the application of hull coatings and other elements of hull husbandry. Book jacket.

Contents:

Friction drag reduction by bubble/gas injection

Modification of drag by polymer injection

Friction drag reduction by air layer generation

Friction drag reduction by air cavities

Drag reduction by super and partial cavities

Passive resistance mitigation by hull form modification

Passive resistance mitigation by appendages (e.g. lifting bodies, bulbous bows, stern flaps)

Coatings/hydrophobic surfaces and hull husbandry

Biomimetric techniques of mitigation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814612258

9814612251

OCLC:

880758367