Title :
Design and Aerodynamic Calculation of a Novel Sail
Author :
ZENG, Xiangming ; HU, Yihuai
Author_Institution :
Marine Eng. Dept., Shanghai Maritime Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A new kind of airfoil sail is proposed in this paper based on NACA006 aerofoil and arc wing sail. The aerodynamic characteristic is numerically simulated with FLUENT software based on standard K-ε model under different wind directions of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 angles respectively. Lift coefficients and drag coefficients were calculated, which verified bigger lift force of the proposed aerofoil sail compared to traditional arcing sails.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; design engineering; drag; ships; turbulence; FLUENT software; NACA006 aerofoil; aerodynamic characteristic; airfoil sail; arc wing sail; drag coefficients; lift coefficients; lift force; standard K-ε model; Aerodynamics; Atmospheric modeling; Automotive components; Equations; Marine vehicles; Mathematical model; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6253-7
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2011.5749065
