A Nnumerical Study of Drag force for Optimist Dinghy on Flat Water

This study investigates numerically the drag force on the Optimal dinghy, which is one of the official classes of international sailing regatta. The drag force is affected by the forward and backward tilt angles and the heels angles. The results revealed that the minimum drag force on the dinghy occ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lin Chien-Nan, Chou Jong-Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201820105003

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