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Schoenherr ATTC Friction Line

Alternative friction-resistance correlation (Schoenherr 1932 / ATTC) used by some model basins instead of ITTC-57. Implicit equation solved via Newton iteration.

ResistanceFriction
Cf (Schoenherr)
0.001672 -
Formula, assumptions, and limits

Implicit form - Newton-Raphson solved inline. Schoenherr is ~2 % lower than ITTC-57 at typical ship Re, which matters for model-to-ship correlation if the tank uses different conventions.

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Reynolds number - input
Frictional resistance coefficient - result