Abstract
Authors: G. Lombardi, S. Vannucci, A. Ciampa, M. Davini
Keywords: America's Cup, yacht keel, CFD optimization, RANS, FLUENT, modeFRONTIER, hydrodynamics
The aerodynamic of a keel of an America's Cup yacht is quite complex: in fact, the geometry is characterized by a "flapped wing", with a large slender body (the bulb) and two winglets placed at the tip. In order to tackle this problem resort was made to a direct numerical optimization technique. The approach was extremely flexible, and capable of meeting multi-disciplinary requirements. The objective function was a weighted combination of the drag in different conditions, with fixed total lift values.
Conference/Journal: X FLUENT Italia User Meeting, Milano & International Aerospace Computing Conference, Paris (2007)
Prox. X FLUENT Italia User Meeting, Milano(IT)
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International Aerospace Computing Conference, Paris(FR)
