Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Notation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Brief review of basic hydrodynamic theory
- 2 Properties of distributions of singularities
- 3 Kinematic boundary conditions
- 4 Steady flows about thin, symmetrical sections in two dimensions
- 5 Pressure distributions and lift on flat and cambered sections at small angles of attack
- 6 Design of hydrofoil sections
- 7 Real fluid effects and comparisons of theoretically and experimentally determined characteristics
- 8 Cavitation
- 9 Actuator disc theory
- 10 Wing theory
- 11 Lifting-line representation of propellers
- 12 Propeller design via computer and practical considerations
- 13 Hull-wake characteristics
- 14 Pressure fields generated by blade loading and thickness in uniform flows; comparisons with measurements
- 15 Pressure fields generated by blade loadings in hull wakes
- 16 Vibratory forces on simple surfaces
- 17 Unsteady forces on two-dimensional sections and hydrofoils of finite span in gusts
- 18 Lifting-surface theory
- 19 Correlations of theories with measurements
- 20 Outline of theory of intermittently cavitating propellers
- 21 Forces on simple bodies generated by intermittent cavitation
- 22 Pressures on hulls of arbitrary shape generated by blade loading, thickness and intermittent cavitation
- 23 Propulsor configurations for increased efficiency
- Appendices
- Mathematical compendium
- References
- Authors cited
- Sources of figures
- Index
9 - Actuator disc theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Notation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Brief review of basic hydrodynamic theory
- 2 Properties of distributions of singularities
- 3 Kinematic boundary conditions
- 4 Steady flows about thin, symmetrical sections in two dimensions
- 5 Pressure distributions and lift on flat and cambered sections at small angles of attack
- 6 Design of hydrofoil sections
- 7 Real fluid effects and comparisons of theoretically and experimentally determined characteristics
- 8 Cavitation
- 9 Actuator disc theory
- 10 Wing theory
- 11 Lifting-line representation of propellers
- 12 Propeller design via computer and practical considerations
- 13 Hull-wake characteristics
- 14 Pressure fields generated by blade loading and thickness in uniform flows; comparisons with measurements
- 15 Pressure fields generated by blade loadings in hull wakes
- 16 Vibratory forces on simple surfaces
- 17 Unsteady forces on two-dimensional sections and hydrofoils of finite span in gusts
- 18 Lifting-surface theory
- 19 Correlations of theories with measurements
- 20 Outline of theory of intermittently cavitating propellers
- 21 Forces on simple bodies generated by intermittent cavitation
- 22 Pressures on hulls of arbitrary shape generated by blade loading, thickness and intermittent cavitation
- 23 Propulsor configurations for increased efficiency
- Appendices
- Mathematical compendium
- References
- Authors cited
- Sources of figures
- Index
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- Hydrodynamics of Ship Propellers , pp. 162 - 195Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993