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Ship Model Scaling

Ship Model Scaling

Engineering Business, Fluids, Fluids Testing, Propulsion Plant, Propulsor Shrouds and Ducts, Propulsors, Towing Tank, Transmission and Propulsor Systems

It is impossible to perfectly convert between model scale and ship scale. Learn how to get around the scaling correlation problem.

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Next Level Hydrodynamics

Engineering Business, Fluid Dynamics, Fluids, Fluids Special Methods, Fluids Testing, Propulsion, Propulsion Plant, Resistance, Towing Tank

The modern towing tank expanded into a Swiss Army knife of experiments. Time to see what new tricks the tank holds for us!

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The Ship Towing Tank

Engineering Business, Fluid Dynamics, Fluids, Fluids Special Methods, Fluids Testing, Propulsion, Propulsion Plant, Propulsion Units, Propulsors, Resistance, Towing Tank

It may look like a swimming pool, but towing tanks exist for a different purpose. They are a fundamental tool of ship design.