Accession Number:

AD0650300

Title:

PROPULSION PREDICTIONS FOR LVTU-X-2, A 60-TON AMPHIBIOUS CARGO CARRIER WITH KORT NOZZLES, REPRESENTED BY MODEL 4532,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DAVID TAYLOR MODEL BASIN WASHINGTON D C HYDROMECHANICS LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Hagara,S. S.
• Beal,A. L.

Report Date:

1958-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

Model tests were conducted to predict performance for the 60-ton amphibious cargo carrier LVTU-X-2 when equipped with Kort nozzles. Tests were made at two different displacements in deep water, in shallow water, and in waves. The superiority of Kort nozzle propulsion units over open-screw propellers was demonstrated. Author

Descriptors:

• (*AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
• *MARINE PROPULSION)
• CARGO SHIPS
• PREDICTIONS
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• NOZZLES
• MODEL TESTS
• WATER WAVES

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE