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.


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    Title :

    An Alternative Wing Sail Concept for Small Autonomous Sailing Craft


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    Publication date :

    2018-01-01


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    15 pages




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    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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