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The Effect of Micro bubbles and Bulbous Bow on the Aerodynamic Efficiency of a Boat. Harry Kucharczyk. Need. $438 Million spent on annual boating fuel (Lipton 95) Carbon Dioxide Emissions continue to rise. Knowledge Base. Bulbous Bow. Breaks up the upcoming wave Reduces form drag.
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The Effect of Micro bubbles and Bulbous Bow on the Aerodynamic Efficiency of a Boat Harry Kucharczyk
Need • $438 Million spent on annual boating fuel (Lipton 95) • Carbon Dioxide Emissions continue to rise
Knowledge Base Bulbous Bow • Breaks up the upcoming wave • Reduces form drag • Green line represents normal wake • Blue line represents the wake the bow creates • Red line represents the sum of the two wakes
Knowledge Base • Micro Bubbles
Literature Review • Mccormick & Bhattacharyya (1973)
Do Ability • Water Tunnel
Bibliography • Lipton, Douglas W., and Scott Miller. "Recreational Boating in Maryland: An Economic Impact Study, 1993-1994." 6 Mar. 1995. Maryland Marine Trades Conference. • Zhen, Ling. "WAVELET ANALYSIS STUDY OF MICROBUBBLE DRAG REDUCTION IN A BOUNDARY CHANNEL FLOW." Dec. 2004. Texas A&M University. • http://www.me.berkeley.edu/~liepmann/assets/papavasiliou_transducers01.pdf • http://darwin.wcupa.edu/~biology/fish/pubs/pdf/ISSDR(drag%20reduction).pdf • http://www.its.caltech.edu/~ferrante/PAPERS/Navigator-2006-af-se.pdf • http://www.nmri.go.jp/turbulence/PDF/Kato.pdf