| Industrial Instrument Manufacturers Industrial Instrument ManufacturersIOTD @ Patrick Andrews April 23, 2008 Filed under: - 23 Apr 2008 Ships, like any object moving in fluid, experience drag forces. ‘Skin friction, the effect of viscosity, is one component, which can become as high as 70% of the total. The implication of this is that a large proportion of the power output from the ships propulsion system is wasted in overcoming this form of resistance. Traditional solutions.. |