Title :
Effects of Hull Length on the Hydrodynamic Loads on a Slender Underwater Vehicle during Manoeuvres
Author :
Williams, C.D. ; Curtis, T.L. ; Doucet, J.M. ; Issac, M.T. ; Azarsina, F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Ocean Technol., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, St. John´´s, Nfld.
Abstract :
Experiments were performed with the bare hull of a full-scale, slender, body-of-revolution underwater vehicle of five different lengths, using an internal three-component balance and a planar motion mechanism (PMM). The experiments included resistance, static yaw, dynamic sway and yaw, and, circular arc runs. Results from the resistance, static yaw and sway runs are presented
Keywords :
hydrodynamics; underwater vehicles; vehicle dynamics; PMM; bare hull; circular arc runs; dynamic sway; dynamic yaw; hull length; hydrodynamic loads; internal three-component balance; manoeuvres; planar motion mechanism; resistance; static yaw; underwater vehicle body-of-revolution; Automotive engineering; Battery powered vehicles; Councils; Hydrodynamics; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Propellers; Testing; Underwater vehicles; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2006
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0114-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0115-1
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306884
