Parameters affecting the performance of the c-class wingsail
Parameters affecting the performance of the c-class wingsail
Wing sails offer a different design challenge to those of more conventional soft sail rigs. This study was undertaken in order to assess which parameters influence wingsail performance of C-Class catamarans, and to what extent, the results from the wind tunnel can be applied in the design developments of future wingsails. A combined wing sail and C- class catamaran was tested in the low-speed section of the 7’ x 5’ wind tunnel at the University of Southampton. Testing assessed the appropriate settings for the movable element of the multiple-element wing sail as well as heeling angle,trampoline porosity, spanwise camber distribution and gap at the foot of the wingsail. Both upwind and downwind conditions were considered through measurement of driving force, heeling force, heeling and yawl moments. The results demonstrate that low heel angles improve overall performance and that the gap underneath the wingsail foot adversely affects the generation of lift by the sail. An airfoil shaped trampoline is suggested in order to benefit both a reduced gap and a better control over the heel. For heavy wind condition, negative twist at the tip of the wingsail allows higher boat speeds
wing sail, c class catamaran, wind tunnel tests
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Magherini, M.
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Turnock, S.R.
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Campbell, I.M.C.
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Magherini, M.
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Turnock, S.R.
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Campbell, I.M.C.
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Magherini, M., Turnock, S.R. and Campbell, I.M.C.
(2014)
Parameters affecting the performance of the c-class wingsail.
International Journal of Small Craft Technology, 156 (B1), .
(doi:10.3940/rina.ijsct.2014.b1.155).
(In Press)
Abstract
Wing sails offer a different design challenge to those of more conventional soft sail rigs. This study was undertaken in order to assess which parameters influence wingsail performance of C-Class catamarans, and to what extent, the results from the wind tunnel can be applied in the design developments of future wingsails. A combined wing sail and C- class catamaran was tested in the low-speed section of the 7’ x 5’ wind tunnel at the University of Southampton. Testing assessed the appropriate settings for the movable element of the multiple-element wing sail as well as heeling angle,trampoline porosity, spanwise camber distribution and gap at the foot of the wingsail. Both upwind and downwind conditions were considered through measurement of driving force, heeling force, heeling and yawl moments. The results demonstrate that low heel angles improve overall performance and that the gap underneath the wingsail foot adversely affects the generation of lift by the sail. An airfoil shaped trampoline is suggested in order to benefit both a reduced gap and a better control over the heel. For heavy wind condition, negative twist at the tip of the wingsail allows higher boat speeds
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Accepted/In Press date: 2014
Keywords:
wing sail, c class catamaran, wind tunnel tests
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Fluid Structure Interactions Group
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Local EPrints ID: 365259
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/365259
ISSN: 1740-0694
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