Water, Air, and Interface Vehicles

By Philip Mandel

The material covered in this volume was developed and written by Professor Mandel from a course given at M.I.T. Prior to this, no single course combined airborne and waterborne vehicles on a common basis, and included as well vehicles like hydrofoil craft, air cushion vehicles, and planing craft which, like surface ships, operate at the interface between air and water. The actual principles behind vehicle use are simple to grasp. Prediction of the values of all the quantities required to apply these principles is, however, much more difficult. This text will provide an understanding of some of the major scientific and engineering concepts that underlie determination of the values of these quantities. It will also provide an initial assessment of the competitive position relative to one another of the various kinds of waterborne, airborne, and interface vehicles. Naval architects, marine engineers, and other professionals and students of technology will find it a valuable work. The major headings within the table of contents include: Vehicle Support Forces; The Total Hydrodynamic Force; Generation of Lift; Drag; Drag Scaling Laws; Production of Thrust; Vehicle Lift/Drag Ratios. Under each of these headings there are discussions of various aspects pertaining to the main chapter. Other titles of interest in this series are: Ocean Engineering Structuresby J. Harvey Evans and John C. Adamchak; Stability and Motion Control of Ocean Vehicles,by Martin A. Abkowitz; and Public Policy and the Use of the Seas,by Norman J. Padelford.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262630265
• ISBN13: 9780262630269
• Release Date: January 1826
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.4" x 1.0" x 8.7"