Air Lubricated and Air Cavity Ships: Development, Design, and Application

by Genadiy Alexeevitch Pavlov, Shu-Long He, Liang Yun, et al.

Air Lubrication and Air Cavity Technology is a major development that has emerged in recent years as a means to reduce resistance and powering for many types of ships, and an efficient design for high speed marine vessels. This book introduces the mechanisms for boundary layer drag reduction and concepts studied in early research work. Air bubble and sheet lubrication for displacement vessels is outlined and the key projects introduced. Generation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1071604236
• ISBN13: 9781071604236
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 469 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"