TY - JOUR
T1 - Forces exerted on a hovercraft by a moving pressure distribution
T2 - Robustness of mathematical models
AU - Zilman, Gregory
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - The wave resistance, side force, and yawing moment acting on a hovercraft moving on the free surface of a heavy fluid is studied. The hovercraft is represented by a distributed excess pressure. Various types of pressure and bounding contours are considered. The sensitivity of the results to numerous uncertainties in the problem's physical parameters is investigated. It is found that constant pressure over a rectangular region moving with an angle of drift results in peculiar side force values. Several robust mathematical models of a moving hovercraft are proposed and analyzed.
AB - The wave resistance, side force, and yawing moment acting on a hovercraft moving on the free surface of a heavy fluid is studied. The hovercraft is represented by a distributed excess pressure. Various types of pressure and bounding contours are considered. The sensitivity of the results to numerous uncertainties in the problem's physical parameters is investigated. It is found that constant pressure over a rectangular region moving with an angle of drift results in peculiar side force values. Several robust mathematical models of a moving hovercraft are proposed and analyzed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33645764431&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5957/jsr.2006.50.1.38
DO - 10.5957/jsr.2006.50.1.38
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AN - SCOPUS:33645764431
SN - 0022-4502
VL - 50
SP - 38
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Ship Research
JF - Journal of Ship Research
IS - 1
ER -