Analytical Studies of the Lift and Roll Stability of a Ram Air Cushion Vehicle

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• Creators:
  Barrows, Timothy M.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aerodynamics
  • Air cushion vehicles
  • Design
  • Drag
  • Ground effect
  • High speed ground transportation
  • Mathematical models
  • Momentum
  • Pressure
  • Rolling
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FRA-72-10 ; FRA-RT-73-21 ; PB-219 820
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  A ram air cushion vehicle (a type of ram wing) is described schematically and compared with a conventional air cushion vehicle design. The nonlinear equations for the flow in the cushion region are derived. A review is made of the most recent literature on the subject of wings operating in a rectangular channel, and an approximate solution is developed which shows the relative effects of momentum and viscosity on the pressure distribution. Several analytic solutions are presented which show the effect of a small roll angle on the flow pattern; equations for the rolling moment coefficient are also obtained. It is recommended that future efforts be aimed at developing proper numerical techniques which can solve the nonlinear flow relations and that recent experimental efforts to obtain the lateral stability coefficients be continued and expanded. (Author)
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FR-307
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11090/dot_11090_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.16 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e16b3a7ecf4af0eb1ba621b83a3161cc753e6853d0e1d474338be7c449ad48f5