Accession Number:

AD0861590

Title:

Model Tests on a Triple Screw Icebreaker (M5) for the United States Coast Guard. Part I - Resistance and Propulsion Tests,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

BRITISH HOVERCRAFT CORP LTD LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) EXPERIMENTAL DEPT

Personal Author(s):

• Dix, P. J.

Report Date:

1967-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

53.0

Abstract:

This report describes model tests on a new design Triple Screw Icebreaker to determine the propulsion characteristics. Details of the experiments were specified in the test programme and the work was carried out on behalf of the United States Coast Guard.

Descriptors:

• *ICEBREAKERS
• *MARINE SURFACE PROPULSION
• MODEL TESTS
• SHIP MODELS
• COAST GUARD
• MARINE PROPELLERS
• VELOCITY
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• TOWED BODIES
• THRUST
• TORQUE
• HYDRODYNAMICS
• MODEL BASINS
• UNITED KINGDOM

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE