Experimental Na Val Architecture at the U.S. Naval Academy

Abstract

This paper discusses the background of the Naval Academy curriculum leading up to the educational program now provided; describe; the experimental naval architecture curriculum now available to the Midshipman; provides the goals established for experimental naval architecture; gives an account of the updating, reconfiguring, and recommissioning of the facilities in Rickover Hall that now support experimental naval architecture; and concludes with information regarding the future plans for new tests.

A Comparative Study of the Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics of a Tunnel Boat Hull

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