SBIR/STTR Research Award
USE OF A CFD PROGRAM FOR SUBMARINE MAST WAKE REDUCTION
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- BELTRAN, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
MODERN GENERAL PURPOSE VISCOUS FLOW CFD MODELING PROGRAMS WILL BE APPLIED TO DEVELOP METHODS FOR REDUCING THE VISIBLE WAKE PRODUCED BY SUBMARINES AT PERISCOPE DEPTH. DR. S. PANTKAR WILL ASSIST IN THE EFFORT. TECHNIQUES TO BE EXAMINED INCLUDE IMPROVE FAIRING DESIGN, FLOW MODIFICATION DEVICES, AND POLYMER ADDITION TO ALTER FLUID PROPERTIES.
Technology keywords
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