Fluid structure interactions applied to downwind yacht sails

Autor: Trimarchi, Daniele, Vidrascu, Marina, Taunton, Dominic J., Turnock, Stephen, Chapelle, Dominique
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Popis: Sail analysis is a rapidly evolving field, since it has a big impact in the performances of yachts. In the present approach, a weak coupling in Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) configuration has been chosen. The flow is analyzed with a Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) Finite Volume (FV) solver with turbulence models, whereas the structural analysis is performed with non-linear MITC Shell Finite Elements (FE). The approach and examples are presented and discussed with regards to a two dimensional downwind sail section in turbulent flow.
Databáze: OpenAIRE