... A wind tunnel investigation has been carried out into the downstream wake of a floor mounted control surface undergoing periodic motion. The control surface tested has a rectangular planform and geometric aspect ratio of 1. Results are presented for tests at a Reynolds Number of 560,000...

... Cavitation tunnels have played a critical role in the development of ships and other naval vehicles and the associated research applicable to the engineering of these vehicles. Particularly important has been the use of cavitation tunnels in the development of propulsion systems. The paper...

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... Reliable cavitation testing of ship propulsors requires accurate modelling of the ship wake velocity field. This paper presents a progress report on efforts at the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) to generate properly shaped velocity patterns in a water tunnel by means of partial length...

... experiment hydrofoil circulation tunnel agreement The Structure of Tip Vortices· Over a Range of Cavitation Number H. Higuchi, R.E.A. Arndt, V. H. Arakeri* and J. M. Killen St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory Minneapolis, Minnesota Abstract The tip vortex roll-up process from an elliptic wing...

... The tip vortex structure of a three dimensional hydrofoil at high Reynolds number was measured experimentally in both the 48-in (1.22- m) diameter water tunnel and the 48-in (1.22-m) wind tunnel at the Applied Research Laboratory, Penn State. The flow on and near the hydrofoil was measured...