Problem 9.

84 [Difficulty: 4]

Given: Nuclear submarine cruising submerged. Hull approximated by circular cylinder

L  107  m D  11.0 m V  27 knot

Find: (a) Percentage of hull length for which BL is laminar
(b) Skin friction drag on hull
(c) Power consumed

Solution:

Basic 1 2
FD  CD  ρ V  A
equations: 2 (Drag)

5 xt Ret ν xt
Transition occurs at Ret  5  10 so the location of transition would be:   0.0353%
L V L L
We will therefore assume that the BL is completely turbulent.

V L 9 0.455 3
The Reynolds number at x = L is: ReL   1.42  10 For this Reynolds number: CD   1.50  10
logReL
ν 2.58

2
The wetted area of the hull is: A  π D L  3698 m

1 2 5
So the drag force is: FD  CD  ρ V  A FD  5.36  10 N
2

The power consumed is: P  FD V P  7.45 MW