Determination of overloads during impact of a profile on a fluid surface

For a strength analysis of under-water (hydrofoil) and above-water wings, the magnitude of the overloads during impact on the free fluid surface must be known. Incidence of bodies of different shapes on a fluid surface has been investigated in 1–4]. Theoretical and experimental results on determining the impact overloads during flat plate incidence on a free fluid surface are contained in this paper and the possibility of approximately modeling this phenomenon is indicated.