Taylor-Gertler Series - Residuary Resistance

Residuary-resistance coefficient from the Taylor-Gertler systematic series - mid-20th-century database still used for concept-stage powering.

Taylor-GertlerSeriesResistance

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

C_R = f(C_B, F_n)

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$C_B$	Block coefficient
$F_n$	Froude number

Source: Gertler M. - DTMB 1954

Residuary-resistance coefficient from the Taylor-Gertler systematic series - mid-20th-century database still used for concept-stage powering.