tailieunhanh - An Assessment of Naval Hydromechanics Science and Technology

The Department of the Navy maintains a vigorous science and technology (S&T) research program in those areas that are critically important to ensuring . naval superiority in the maritime environment. A number of these areas depend largely on sustained Navy Department investments for their health, strength, and growth. One such area is naval hydromechanics, that is, the study of the hydrodynamic and hydroacoustic performance of Navy ships, submarines, underwater vehicles, and weapons. A fundamental understanding of naval hydromechanics provides direct benefits to naval warfighting capabilities through improvements in the speed, maneuverability, and stealth of naval platforms and weapons. This level of understanding requires the ability to predict. | NAVAL STUDIES BOARD NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL An Assessment of Naval Hydromechanics An Assessment of Naval Hydromechanics Science and Technology Committee for Naval Hydromechanics Science and Technology Naval Studies Board Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Applications National Research Council NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington . NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This work was performed under Department of the Navy Contract N00014-99-C-0307 issued by the Office of Naval Research under contract authority NR 201-124. However the content does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the Department of the Navy or the government and no official endorsement should be inferred. The United States Government has at least a royalty-free nonexclusive and irrevocable license throughout the world for government purposes to publish translate reproduce deliver perform and dispose of all or any of this work and to authorize others so to do. International Standard Book Number 0-309-06927-0 Cover Photo Courtesy of the . Department of the Navy. Copies available from Naval Studies Board National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue . Washington . 20418 Copyright 2000 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of .