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Ciortan, C. and Guedes Soares, C. (2007), “Computational Study of Sail Performance in Upwind Condition”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 34, pp. 2198-2206

Airflow around yacht sails with imposed final geometry is simulated using a CFD code, reproducing experimental tests carried in a wind tunnel. Two configurations are considered: one, mast-main sail and the other, mast-jib-main sail. Both configurations were studied in the same flow conditions of air velocity and incidence angle. The grid is structured-like next to the sails and unstructured in the rest of the domain. The turbulence model used is Shear Stress Transport. The results are compared against experimental and numerical results.

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