Experimental studies of unrestrained cylinders on an impermeable bottom under currents /

(3.56 - 8.67), rolling on an impermeable, flat bottom under

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fenical, Scott William, 1971-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:(3.56 - 8.67), rolling on an impermeable, flat bottom under
0.52 m) were steady and uniform in velocity except near the
1 15 m), specific gravities (1.57 - 3.17) and aspect ratios
above a superthreshold current velocity, the ratio of the
are almost independent of specific gravity. The measurements
below 0.70. However, the threshold and superthreshold
bottom and the side walls. A video processing method was
currents in the flume of a uniform cross section (0.47 m x
currents of velocities ranging from 0.3 m/s to 1.0 m/s. The
cylinders as a function of time. The experimental error
cylinders shows that the cylinders do not roll with pure
developed to document the linear and angular positions of the
diameter, aspect ratio and blockage ratio when the current
encountered due to video resolution was studied and minimized
Experimental studies were conducted to measure the motion of
gravity. Analysis of angular and linear motion of the
increase in current velocity. When the current velocity is
radius of the cylinder is greater than average linear center
rotation. Both steel and PVC cylinders experience back-
show that the relative terminal velocities of cylinders with
slightly above 0.70, while those of cylinders with large
slipping, where average angular velocity multiplied by the
small specific gravities (1.57-1.71) range from 0.70-0.72,
specific gravities (2.77-3.17) range from 0.64-0.66, slightly
terminal velocity to the current velocity (relative terminal
the current velocity is greater than the superthreshold
through the use of a proper data sampling rate The terminal
unrestrained cylinders with different diameters (0.048 m - 0.
velocities are smaller for a cylinder with smaller specific
velocities of the cylinders are found to be independent of
velocities of the cylinders are found to increase with an
velocity in the x-direction.
velocity is greater than the superthreshold velocity. When
velocity, the relative terminal velocities of the cylinders
velocity) seems to be around 0.70. The relative terminal
Item Description:"Major subject: Ocean Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 82 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 62-63.