Vortex flow of downwind sails
This paper sets out to investigate the vortex flow of spinnaker yacht sails, which are low-aspect-ratio highly cambered wings used to sail downwind. We tested three model-scale sails with the same sections but different twists over a range of angles of attack in a water tunnel at a Reynolds number o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Flow |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2633425923000016/type/journal_article |