@inproceedings{9fd07a0374714a71a14f619933524ff4,
title = "A study for the effect of surface roughness on resistance characteristics of flat plates",
abstract = "Total resistance of a ship increases as hull surface roughens. In this study, resistance experiments of five aluminium plates were carried out to determine effect of surface roughness on drag characteristics. Plates had the same geometrical particulars but different surface roughness characteristics. Four of the plates were coated with different antifouling coatings and one of the plates was left uncoated as the reference plate. Resistance experiments were carried out for a speed range of 0.5 m/s to 3.75 m/s in the towing tank of Ata Nutku Ship Model Testing Laboratory. Resistance components of the different coated plates were calculated and compared. In addition, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analyses were carried out for 5 different plates by generating the same conditions as the resistance experiments. Based on both experimental and CFD results, surface roughness plays an important role in resistance characteristics of the plates.",
keywords = "CFD, Hull surface roughness, Resistance, Resistance experiment",
author = "O. Usta and E. Korkut",
year = "2013",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781909024144",
series = "RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - International Conference on Marine Coatings",
publisher = "Royal Institution of Naval Architects",
pages = "29--37",
booktitle = "RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - International Conference on Marine Coatings",
address = "United Kingdom",
note = "International Conference on Marine Coatings ; Conference date: 18-04-2013 Through 18-04-2013",
}