Report of study made in connection with devices towed deep behind ship; theory of towing is presented in form applicable to all types of cable, and emphasizes practical methods and simple approximations; review of accepted fundamentals showed essential problem is to define how hydrodynamic forces acting on element of cable vary with element's inclination to flow; once these so-called loading functions are known, towing geometry and forces can be calculated; support for assumptions proposed comes from analysis of trials at sea; `optimum configuration', defined, establishes towed-body and cable characteristics for attaining specified depth and speed with minimum cable tension.


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    Title :

    Steady-state theory of towing cables


    Additional title:

    Roy Instn Naval Architects -- Quarterly Trans


    Contributors:
    Eames, M.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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