ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) · 1985 · 86 citations · 0 references
EngineeringMarine EngineeringOcean EngineeringNaval ArchitectureShip ResistanceTribologyBoundary Layer EffectsFrictional ResistanceResistance CoefficientsResistance PredictionShip HydrodynamicsShip Performance PredictionBoundary Layer ResistanceFriction CoefficientHull Fouling ResistanceSkin FrictionSkin-friction CoefficientVelocity DistributionVelocity Profile AnalysisVelocity Profile In Boundary Layers
A technique has been developed for determining the local skin friction of a ship's hull under seagoing conditions. The method is based on detailed measurements of the boundary layer velocity distribution using a small pitot type probe. A development of the law of the wall theory is used to deduce the local skin friction coefficient from the velocity profile.