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Alexandra H. Techet.
Laverty, Stephen Michael
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Ocean Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Ocean Engineering
2006-07-31T15:13:13Z
2006-07-31T15:13:13Z
2005
2005
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33566
63283735
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-80).
This thesis looks at the hydrodynamics of spherical projectiles impacting the free surface using a unique experimental WebLab facility. Experiments were performed to determine the force impact coefficients of spheres and then compare obtained results to theories developed by Von-Karman [ 19] and Wagner [20]. It was found that experimental results matched a generalized Wagner approach developed by Touvia Miloh [12]. A critical impact speed for splash formation was determined before which no splash cavity would form. The cone angle formed behind an impacting object was also studied. The cone angle was found to be a function of depth and impact speed over the range of impact velocities tested. Steel spheres ranging in diameter from 0.64 cm (1/4 in) to 5.08 cm (2 in) were used at impact speeds from 0 to 6.9 m/s. Standard billiard balls of diameter 5.72 cm (2.25 in) were also used in this study. As part of this project, the WebLab facility was constructed. iMarine WebLab is an interactive teaching tool used to educate students in various aspects of marine hydrodynamics and experimental fluid mechanics.
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