Example of CFD use in an Appendage Design Loop

Application of the computational fluid dynamics solver FLUENT to keels of sailing yachts

The keel of a sailing yacht has been shown to constitute a significant part of the overall resistance. Where the details of this effect are not yet fully understood, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis might reveal mechanisms unseen to the experimental eye. An important step in CFD application is the simulation of a number of validation...

Model tests with the Schooner Athena. Attached: Comparison of DSYSH polynomes with the Athena Results

A winning keel

Farewell to Fins. Denny Desoutter looks at a shallow draft form of keel which can make deep fins just a bad memory

Model experiments with yacht keels

Experimental analysis of five keel hull combinations