Modelling and optimization of sails

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 1486-1493

  Spalatelu Lazar, Mirela ^a   Léné, Françoise ^a   Turbé, Nicole ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Design; Non linear modelling; Numerical experimentation; Optimization; Orthotropic materials; Sails

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRAIN; WIND POWER;

NELDER-MEAD ALGORITHMS; NON-LINEAR MODELING; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTATION; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS; SAILS;

SAILING VESSELS;

EID: 43049088496     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.05.028     Document Type: Article

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