Reanalysis of the original test data for the Taylor standard series U.S. Navy Department - The David W. Taylor model basin report 806

This book presents the results of the reanalysis of the Taylor Standard Series data, given in a form which employs a completely non-dimensional representation. The major geometrical parameters used are beam-draft ratio, longitudinal prismatic coefficient, volumetric coefficient, and wetted-surface coefficient, the latter two being redefinitions of Taylor’s displacement-length ratio and wetted-surface coefficient. The faired resistance data is given as curves of residual-resistance coefficient versus Froude number. The Schoenherr frictional-resistance coefficient is a function of Reynolds number, so that compensation for differences in basin water temperature can be made by using the appropriate kinematic viscosity in the computation of Reynolds number. The scope of the series has been enlarged to include a third beam-draft ratio of 3.00 in addition to the beam-draft ratios of 2.25 and 3.75 published in Taylor’s “Speed and Power of Ships”. These values were obtained by interpolation, using the reworked data for the hitherto unpublished Series 20 which had a beam-draft ratio of 2.92. Content: Front Matter Series Preface • List of Illustrations • List of Tables • Preface • Table of Contents • History of the Taylor Standard Series Geometry of the Taylor Standard Series Reduction of the Original Test Data • Cross-Fairing of Resistance Data • Final Presentation of Data • Calculation of Effective Horsepower Using Revised Contours • Validity of Taylor Series Comparisons • Use of the Revised Taylor Series Contours with Frictional-Resistance Formulations other than Schoenherr • References Appendices