Harry Kucharczyk
Need $438 Million spent on annual boating fuel (Lipton 95) 99.8% of goods are transported by ships Carbon Dioxide emissions continue to rise
Knowledge Base Bulbous Bow o Reduces shock wave o Decrease in friction drag
Knowledge Base Micro Bubbles Inserted in the boundary layer Decreased viscosity and density of the fluid
Literature Review McCormick and Bhattchara (76)- pioneer microbubble study
Literature Review Madavan (84)- location and distribution are essential Kato (94)- reduced skin friction drag by 80% through the use of microbubbles
Literature Review Kodama (00)-
Literature Review Kyriazis (1988) Effect of Bulb Length (L) on Total Resistance Effect of Bulb Diameter (D) on Total Resistance
Engineering Goals Examine the effects of passive and active flow control in boat drag reduction Purpose Reduce skin friction drag by using methods of passive and active flow control
Experimental Setup Porous Plate Bulbous Bow
Experimental Setup weight Accelerator sensor Flow Direction
Experimental Setup (Top View)
Experimental Setup Flow Direction Force Meter
Experimental Setup (Top View) Force Meter
Newton’s Second Law
Do Ability Water Tunnel is accessible in the lab Boat has already been constructed Bulbous bow can easily be inserted into the boat Microbubbles can be made through simple appliances
Budget ItemVendorCategory #SizeQuantityPrice Water TunnelLab BoatLab Porous Plates ICT International 0604D04- B15M1 5 in radius 5 Micro Aquarium BubblerRena in1$4.44 Air InjectorLab Photogate & Pulley SystemPascoME-68381$80.00 Pasport High Resolution Force Sensor PascoPS-21891$ Pasport Acceleration Sensor (2axis) PascoPS-21181$ Total$324.00
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