Uncle, nephew help create next gen of submersibles

Engineers in Bellingham's group used computer programs to predict the amount of drag different shapes would create, and picked the most streamlined one: a rounded tube with a tapered back end where the propeller and fins sit.

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News
Main Author Tompa, Rachel
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 16.02.2008
Subjects
Data collection
Engineers
Internships
Robots
Vehicles
Weather
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Summary:Engineers in Bellingham's group used computer programs to predict the amount of drag different shapes would create, and picked the most streamlined one: a rounded tube with a tapered back end where the propeller and fins sit.