Marine rudders and control surfaces principles, data, design and applications - Molland, Anthony F. (Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Principles -- Control Surface Types -- Control Surfaces and applications -- Rudder Types -- Other Control Surfaces -- Physics of Control Surface Operation -- Background -- Basic Flow Patterns and Terminology -- Induced Drag -- Rudder-Propeller Interaction -- Propeller-Induced Velocity Upstream of Rudder -- Influence of Hull on Rudder-Propeller Performance -- Control Surface Requirements -- Rudder Requirements -- Rudder design within the ship design process -- Requirements for other control surfaces -- Rudder and control surface design strategy -- Design Data Sources -- Experimental Data -- Review of Experimental Data and Performance Prediction -- Presentation of Experimental Data -- Experimental Data for rudder in free stream -- Experimental Data for rudder behind propeller -- Effective Aspect Ratio -- Rudder and control surface area -- Free surface effects -- cavitation on control surfaces -- Propulsive effects -- Hull pressures -- Theoretical and numerical methods -- Available methods -- Potential flow methods -- Navier-Stokes Methods -- Interpretation of numerical analysis -- Free-stream rudders -- Rudder-propeller interaction -- Unsteady behavior -- Future developments -- Design Strategy and Methodology -- Detailed Rudder Design -- Background and philosophy of design approach -- Rudder Design Process -- Applications of numerical methods -- Guidelines for design -- Manoeuvering -- Rudder Forces -- Hull upsteam -- Influence of Drift Angle -- Low and zero speed and four quadrants -- Shallow water/bank effects -- Other Control Surfaces -- Fin Stabilisers -- Hyrdroplanes -- Pitch damping fins -- Propulsion -- Propeller-rudder Interaction -- Propeller Effects -- Rudder Effects -- Overall Effects -- Design Applications -- Applications -- Backround -- Large Ships -- Small Craft -- Low speed and manoeuvering -- Control -- Tabulated Test Data -- Rudder and Propeller Design Software
The only complete rudder design reference; an essential guide to this hot, quickly expanding topic for marine engineers and boat builders