Sail optimisation for maximal speed

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 63, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 131-154

  Day, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL LIFTING LINE APPROACH; VORTEX LATTICE METHOD; WINDSPEED;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; WIND;

YACHTS;

EID: 0030257181     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(96)00073-6     Document Type: Article

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