Abstract An alternative wing sail section shape was developed as a potential improvement to either a soft sail or the common NACA00XX section used on some small autonomous sailing craft. The prototype wing was developed as an evolution of a traditional square sail. Evaluation included wind tunnel and on-the-water tests followed by performance estimates from a Velocity Prediction Program. The test vessel was the 1.2 m long Version 2 MaxiMOOP. Advantages of the wing sail over the current voyaging soft sail design include: higher speeds in some conditions, increased durability, increased buoyancy in the case of capsizing, and easier implementation of control systems. Some potential theoretical advantage was found over the NACA0009.
An Alternative Wing Sail Concept for Small Autonomous Sailing Craft
Robotic Sailing 2017 ; 3-17
2018-01-01
15 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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