Research Spotlight: Better Marine Vehicles
 The cavitation group at SAFL has recently been engaged in several research projects to study the detailed physics of marine vehicle enhancement. Under certain conditions, cavitation can improve the performance of a variety of marine vehicles. In order to fully utilize the benefits of cavitation, ventilation is used to obtain a favorable effect at lower speeds. The group's research topics include the study of ventilated hulls for improved surface ship performance, the design of a new ventilated hydrofoil for optimal performance of hydrofoil ships in a mid range of speed, and the study of very high-speed supercavitating underwater bodies. To learn more about this research at SAFL, please click here.
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