Spine Fin Efficiency - A Three Sided Pyramidal Fin of Scalene Triangular Cross-Sectional Area: Analytical Solution

摘要

An analytical, closed form, solution is presented for determining the fin efficiency of a spine fin with the geometry of a three sided pyramid of scalene triangular cross-sectional area (from here on referred to as TSPSCA). The solution is presented in terms of Bessel functions and is a universal equation that provides a solution for spine fins with both equilateral and isosceles triangular cross-sectional areas as well.