Souppez, Jean-Baptiste, Arredondo-Galeana, Abel and Viola, Ignazio Maria (2019). Recent Advances in Downwind Sail Aerodynamics. IN: SNAME 23rd Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium. USA: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Abstract
Over the past two decades, the numerical and experimental progresses made in the field of downwind sail aerodynamics have contributed to a new understanding of their behaviour and improved designs. Contemporary advances include the numerical and experimental evidence of the leading-edge vortex, as well as greater correlation between model and full-scale testing. Nevertheless, much remains to be understood on the aerodynamics of downwind sails and their flow structures. In this paper, a detailed review of the different flow features of downwind sails, including the effect of separation bubbles and leading-edge vortices will be discussed. New experimental measurements of the flow field around a highly cambered thin circular arc geometry, representative of a bi-dimensional section of a spinnaker, will also be presented here for the first time. These results allow to interpret some inconsistent data from past experiments and simulations, and to provide guidance for future model testing and sail design.
Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design |
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Additional Information: | © 2019 The Authors |
Event Title: | The 23rd Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium |
Event Type: | Other |
Event Dates: | 2019-03-15 - 2019-03-16 |
Last Modified: | 16 Aug 2024 16:22 |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2021 13:36 |
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PURE Output Type: | Conference contribution |
Published Date: | 2019-03-15 |
Authors: |
Souppez, Jean-Baptiste
(![]() Arredondo-Galeana, Abel Viola, Ignazio Maria |