| Download | - View final version: NRC-OCRE flat plate apparatus development and commissioning (PDF, 17.0 MiB)
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| Author | Search for: Muselet, Caroline1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 248 p. |
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| Subject | flat plate; frictional resistance; ship hull coatings; uncertainty analysis; traînée de frottement; revêtements de coques de navires; analyse d’incertitude |
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| Abstract | This technical report describes the work conducted by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to develop and implement a flat plate apparatus in order to carry out canonical flow tests for evaluating the effect of ship hull finishes on skin frictional drag. First, the background of the project and an overview of flat plate testing in hydrodynamic laboratories are provided. Next, the NRC-OCRE flat plate apparatus is described, followed by the commissioning experiments and measurements that were carried out using two nominally identical flat plates painted with “model paint”. The results of the measurements are presented and discussed. Non-frictional drag components are estimated, using analytical, empirical and numerical methods. The measured plate resistance is compared with theoretical formulas. Uncertainty analysis is conducted and the impact of uncertainty on comparative experiments of finishes considered. Finally, the theory and process for extrapolating the results of plate towing tests to full-scale ship hull frictional resistance are presented. |
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| Date created | 2025-08 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council of Canada. Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| Record identifier | d3e44f3d-d9db-4d66-af17-666842abfd9d |
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| Record created | 2025-09-29 |
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| Record modified | 2025-10-07 |
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