Over the years, several research projects have evaluated different concepts for wind-assisted propulsion, generally concluding that it can lead to significant fuel savings. The time-averaged propulsive performance of a single rigid wingsail has been analysed in previous studies. However, the unsteady characteristics of the external loads which may induce structural vibration are also important to be considered. In this study, full-scale simulations, with both unsteady RANS and IDDES methods, are performed to analyze the flow field. The paper's analysis includes flow separation and vortex shedding, the development and dissipation of wake vortices, and the lift reduction due to tip vortices. It also studies the telescopic function of the wingsail by analyzing sails with different heights and wind conditions. The paper concludes that the unsteady RANS and IDDES simulations make similar predictions for time-averaged loads but disagree on the unsteady characteristics. The IDDES simulations indicate more complex vortex-shedding phenomena.


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    Title :

    Unsteady RANS and IDDES studies on a telescopic crescent-shaped wingsail


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    Publication date :

    2024-01-02


    Size :

    14 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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