Creatures of Light and Darkness

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Avon Books, 1969 - Fiction - 187 pages
Contents: [1] Ships flow and resistance under sinkage and trim effects -- [2] Boundary layer effects on propeller performance -- [3] Comparison between first and higher order methods for computing the boundary layer and viscous resistance of arbitrary ship hulls -- [4] Calculations of ship stern and wake flow by solving the complete Reynolds-averaged Navier-stokes equations -- [5] Boundary layer investigations with LDA new processing equipments -- [6] A general form of Musker's velocity profile formula and its application -- [7] Prediction of propeller characteristics under viscous effect -- [8] Experiments with a flow-straightening nozzle of ship model for a 10,000 DWT bulk carrier -- [9] Computer aided propeller performance calculations using a non-linear lifting surface theory -- [10] Propulsive performance of pushboat ducted propeller with large ratio between propeller diameter and ship draft -- [11] A method of optimizing hull-forms by use of the finite-difference technique TUMMAC-IV -- [12] A study on wave breaking condition -- [13] Some recent developments in nonlinear ship wave theory -- [14] Fully nonlinear free surface flow computation by means of moving panels method -- [15] A numerical method for generating smooth body-fitted coordinate systems suitable for ship stern flow calculations -- [16] Research and development of PBCF (propeller boss cap fins) : improvement of flow from propeller boss -- [17] An investigation on powering performance of a twin-screw dredger with C.P.P. -- [18] Propulsive efficiency of ship with contrarotating propellers -- [19] Energy saving with a asymmetric stern and wake adapted ducts -- [20] A higher order panel method for calculating free surface flows with linear surface boundary conditions -- [21] An application of wave pattern analysis to ship form design with smaller wave resistance -- [22] Development of hydrofoil resistance calculation program UNO-HYF1 -- [23] A doublet distribution method for predicting the hydrodynamic characteristics of a hydrofoil of finite span -- [24] Trawler hull form performance in calm water and waves -- [25] A calculation of optimal sailing performance of sail-assisted ship -- [26] HSVA tanker geosim experiments on the influence of surface tension -- [27] An automated system for viscous resistance measurement and the repeated tests with Todd 60 cb=0.60 model -- [28] Investigation on resistance and propulsive qualities of large full ship with low revolution large diameter propeller -- [29] A solution of the non-linear wave resistance problem -- [30] To solve nonlinear shipwave problems by multigrid splitting extrapolation method -- [31] Wave resistance of a caravan of ships in a canal -- [32] Calculation of solitary waves generated by a 2-D body -- [33] Numerical evaluation in preliminary design of asymmetric high block ships -- [34] A study on the hull form of a 10,000 tonnes class shallow-draft twin-skeg ship: resistance, propulsive performance and wake field -- [35] An investigation into energy-saving fishing boat forms -- [36] An improvement on the 1978 ITTC performance prediction method and the arbitrary loading method of propulsion model test -- [37] Systematic experimental investigation of the nominal wake distribution for high-speed container vessels -- [38] Rudder in the shipstream of a propeller.

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About the author (1969)

Roger Zelazny was born in Euclid, Ohio on May 13, 1937. After receiving a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University and a M.A. from Columbia University, he began publishing science fiction stories in 1962. He received six Hugo awards, three Nebula awards including one in 1966 for And Call Me Conrad and 2 Locus awards. He died of kidney failure secondary to colorectal cancer on June 14, 1995.

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