Ground effect or grounding: Which happens when?

O. K. Kinaci, T. Cosgun, A. Yurtseven, N. Vardar

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Abstract

A WIG craft is more efficient when compared to an airplane. The underlying reason of this phenomenon is known for more than half a century now: the existence of a ground beneath the craft enhances the lift. The ground pushes the body away. On the other hand, experienced captains know for sure that it is dangerous to draw very close to land due to the grounding risk in shallow waters. The ground proximity in this case works the other way around: it pulls the body to itself. These two distinct examples reveal the perplexing behavior of ground vicinity. This study distinguishes these two opposite behaviors of ground proximity and explains physically which happens when.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaritime Transportation and Harvesting of Sea Resources
EditorsC. Guedes Soares, Angelo P. Teixeira
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages409-416
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9780815379935, 9780815379935
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event17th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, IMAM 2017 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 9 Oct 201711 Oct 2017

Publication series

NameMaritime Transportation and Harvesting of Sea Resources
Volume1

Conference

Conference17th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean, IMAM 2017
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityLisbon
Period9/10/1711/10/17

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Funding

This research has been supported by Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department. Project No: 2013-10-01-KAP02.

FundersFunder number
Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department2013-10-01-KAP02

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