A WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION OF YACHT HYDRODYNAMIC SIDE FORCE AND DRAG

Measurements of side force and drag on models of various yacht hull/keel combinations in a wind tunnel are presented. The accuracy of the resulting force measurements was verified by comparing results for two of the standard configurations with towing tank data from geometrically identical models at the same Reynolds number. The agreement between the results was excellent. Measurements from the models were then compared with the predictions of five different methods for a range of keel to canoe body draft ratios from 2.27 to 5.56. It was found that there was considerable variation in the predictions of the various methods, but that the wind tunnel results fell at the centre of the range of predicted values. Effective aspect ratios were estimated from induced drag measurements and were found to be in excess of twice the geometric aspect ration of the keels, reucing as heel increased to 30 deg.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • J Ship Res, v 37 n 4, Dec 1993, p 331 [12 p, 24 ref, 10 fig]
• Authors:
  • Flay, R G
  • McMillan, D C
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drag; Force; Wind tunnels; Yachts
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00706999
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM