Multi-wing sails interaction effectsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: SNAME 24th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, CSYS 2022, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers , 2022Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The effects of multiple wings interacting and the change in efficiency due to those effects as well as optimal sheeting angles are becoming an important area of study with the advent of wind-propelled ships for goods transport. This research presents a first analysis of wind tunnel tests carried out at the University of Southampton R.J. Mitchell wind tunnel where three wings are subject to turbulent flow with Reynolds number in excess of 1 million. A range of possible variations of ship heading and apparent wind angles are tested taking into consideration the blockage effects and the geometrical characteristics of the working section. The forces and moments are captured on each individual wing as well as in the overall wind tunnel balance with 6-components dynamometers. Furthermore, pressure sensors and PIV data are recorded during the tests to provide the experimental campaign with results that can validate both qualitatively and quantitatively the numerical tools developed to aid the design stage of wind propelled vessels.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers , 2022.
Keywords [en]
Reynolds number, Wind tunnels, Wings, Yachts, Blockage effects, Geometrical characteristics, Goods transport, Interaction effect, Reynold number, University of Southampton, Wind angles, Wind tunnel tests, Wing sail, Working section, Ships
National Category
Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-60423DOI: 10.5957/CSYS-2022-006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85133658103OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-60423DiVA, id: diva2:1704999
Conference
SNAME 24th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, CSYS 2022, 10 June 2022 through 11 June 2022
Note
Funding details: P51533-1; Funding details: University of Southampton; Funding text 1: The authors would like to thank Energumyndigheten for the funding under project number P51533-1. The authors would also like to thank the team of the R. J. Mitchell wind tunnel for their support and help during the tests. We would also like to thank Dr. Joe Banks from the University of Southampton for his support in the PIV setup. The authors would like to thank the technical team in SSPA for the construction, assembly and delivery of the complete system that we have tested in the wind tunnel.
2022-10-202022-10-202023-04-28Bibliographically approved