Fluid flow interaction with an obstacle near free surface

The two-dimensional problem of thin obstacle interaction with compressible fluid flow near free surface under microgravity was regarded. The fluid was assumed occupying infinite semi-space, gravity was neglected as compared with fluid inertia. The obtained exact solution shows that for relatively thin layer the resistance force does not depend on the layer thickness, but depend on body length and inclination angle, and surpasses twice the respective values for the infinite medium, which could be explained by additional wave resistance arising in the presence of free surface.