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http://dx.doi.org/10.3744/SNAK.2013.50.1.33

Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis on the Deformation of Simplified Yacht Sails  

Bak, Sera (Dept. of Ocean Engineering, Mokpo National University)
Yoo, Jaehoon (Dept. of Ocean Engineering, Mokpo National University)
Song, Chang Yong (Dept. of Ocean Engineering, Mokpo National University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea / v.50, no.1, 2013 , pp. 33-40 More about this Journal
Abstract
Since most of yacht sails are made of thin fabric, they form cambered sail shape that can efficiently generate lift power by aerodynamic interaction and by external force delivered from supporting structures such as mast and boom. When the incident flow and external force alter in terms of volume or condition, the shape of sail also change. This deformation in shape has impact on the peripheral flow and aerodynamic interaction of the sail, and thus it is related to the deformation of the sail in shape again. Therefore, the precise optimization of aerodynamic performance of sail requires fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis. In this study, the simplified sail without camber was under experiment for one-way FSI that uses the result of flow analysis to the structural analysis as load condition in an attempt to fluid-structure interaction phenomenon. To confirm the validity of the analytical methods and the reliability of numerical computation, the difference in deformation by the number of finite element was compared. This study reproduced the boundary conditions that sail could have by rigs such as mast and boom and looked into the deformation of sail. Sail has non-linear deformation such as wrinkles because it is made of a thin fabric material. Thus non-linear structural analysis was conducted and the results were compared with those of analysis on elastic material.
Keywords
Fluid-structure interaction; Yacht sail; Nonlinear structural analysis;
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