The Effect of Nose Shape on Water-Entry Cavity Formation

ORAL

Abstract

We examine the effect of nose shape and wetting angle on the threshold velocity at which an underwater cavity will form in the wake of a slender axisymmetric rigid body. The study covers a range of Reynolds numbers ($1E4

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Authors

  • Jeremy Ellis

    Brigham Young University

  • Tadd Truscott

    Brigham Young University