THE TOWING OF BODIES IN A STRATIFIED FLUID

A series of experiments were conducted in water which was linearly stratified by the addition of prescribed amounts of sodium chloride to the layers of water that were carefully added to the towing tank. A circular cylinder with its axis horizontal, and perpendicular to the direction of motion, was tested as well as a vertical plate and a sphere. The experiments were intended to catalogue the kinds of flow that would be generated in various density gradients as the body's Reynolds number was increased from values starting with 5.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Debler, W R
  • Dailey, J W
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flow visualization; Tanks (Containers); Towing devices; Two phase flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Stratified flow; Towed body systems; Towing tanks
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00035623
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EM-71-1 Tech Rpt
• Contract Numbers: N00014-67-A-01810008
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1973 12:00AM