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The wave drag of a Hovercraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

M. J. Barratt
M. J. Barratt
Affiliation:
Hovercraft Development Ltd., Hythe, Southampton
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Abstract

The wave drag of a Hovercraft is calculated as the horizontal force associated with a pressure distribution moving over the free water surface. A general formula is derived for the wave drag due to any pressure distribution moving over water of finite depth. This is then applied to rectangular and elliptical planform Hovercraft, and results are presented for a range of Froude numbers and water depths.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , May 1965 , pp. 39 - 47
Copyright
© 1965 Cambridge University Press

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