SUGGESTIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANT SHIPS

A study was made of the performance of a typical proposed merchant ship. It is concluded, as a result of the study, that suitable research might develop a hull having 10 percent less drag. It is indicated that a propeller for such a ship could be built with an efficiency of at least 15 percent more than present propellers. The methods whereby these conclusions were reached are presented in some details. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented to the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 19 March 49. Revision of Report dated Feb. 49.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Aeronautics

  Department of the Navy
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Locke Jr, FWS
• Publication Date: 1949-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 44 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hulls; Propellers; Ships; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Propeller efficiency
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00015508
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1973 12:00AM