{"id":5774,"date":"2012-02-27T16:56:47","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T00:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/2012\/02\/23\/"},"modified":"2014-02-03T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T22:27:37","slug":"how-gtd-reduces-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gettingthingsdone.com\/2012\/02\/how-gtd-reduces-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"How GTD reduces resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This <a title=\"Bow Wave\" href=\"http:\/\/restartgtd.com\/2012\/02\/13\/restartinggtd-the-bow-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a> by Bill Meade describes a fascinating metaphor for GTD &#8211; the bulbous bow on large ships.\u00a0 This bow shape modifies the way the water flows around the hull, to reduce drag and increase speed and efficiency.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I saw this great article on bulbous bowed ships a month or so ago. The key illustration in the article is of the natural bow wave of displacement hulls (green below), the bow wave of the submerged bulbous bow (blue line) and the resultant combined wave (red line).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2012\/02\/bowwaves01-33.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5782\" title=\"bowwaves01-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gtdtimes.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2012\/02\/bowwaves01-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bulbous bows reduce the drag on ships. The energy savings can be huge, like 500%. Since reading the article, I haven\u2019t been able to stop reflecting on how GTD reduces drag \u2026 like a bulbous bow. Wait, stay with me now! 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