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University of Edinburgh (joint submission with Heriot-Watt University)

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Article title

Upwind sail aerodynamics: A RANS numerical investigation validated with wind tunnel pressure measurements

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2012.10.004

Title of journal

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

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Volume number

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First page of article

ISSN of journal

0142-727X

Year of publication

2013

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Additional information

This internationally co-authored paper presents the first comparison in upwind sail aerodynamics, between pressures computed with CFD and pressures measured in a wind-tunnel. It raises the level of CFD validation from that of global forces to a complete pressure field at the sail surface.

Subsequently this work contributed to an improved understanding of the critical problem (keynote lecture, http://goo.gl/MpjWpH) of the Reynolds number effect in sail aerodynamics (ISBN:978-0-939773-88-6, 278-296).

The work underpinned a €230k grant (FP7-318924+RSNZ) that developed an intensive senior-staff exchange programme between leading research groups in sail aerodynamics: University of Auckland (NZ), r.flay@auckland.ac.nz; Ecole Naval (FR), patrick.bot@ecole-navale.fr

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

C - Energy & Resource Management

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

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