Rowing: A Similarity Analysis
- 23 July 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 173 (3994) , 349-351
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3994.349
Abstract
The theory of models is employed for calculating the speed of geometrically similar racing shells. The theoretical prediction, that shells should have a speed proportional to the number of oarsmen raised to the 1/9 power, is in excellent agreement with observations. A significant implication for the proportions of lightweight and heavyweight eight-oared shells, indicating how both might attain the same speed, is developed.Keywords
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