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Sailing Yacht Performance in Calm Water and in Waves.

PB93224418

Publication Date	1993
Personal Author	Gerritsma, J.; Keuning, J. A.; Versluis, A.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The Delft Systematic Yacht Hull Series has been extended to a total of 39 hull form variations, covering a wide range of length-displacement ratios and other form parameters. The total set of model-experiment results, including upright and heeled resistance as well as side-force and stability, has been analyzed and polynomial expressions to approximate these quantities are presented. (Copyright (c) 1993 by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.)
Keywords	Sails Boats Meetings Naval architecture Ship hulls Hydrodynamic configurations Mathematical models Chesapeake Bay Waterwave Reprints Foreign technology Yachts
Source Agency	Netherlands Participating Organizations
NTIS Subject Category	47A - Marine Engineering 46B - Fluid Mechanics
Corporate Authors	Technische Univ. Delft (Netherlands). Ship Hydromechanics Lab.
Supplemental Notes	Presented at the Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium (11th), Annapolis, MD., January 29-30, 1993.
Document Type	Journal Article
NTIS Issue Number	199322

Sailing Yacht Performance in Calm Water and in Waves.

Sailing Yacht Performance in Calm Water and in Waves.
PB93224418

Publication Date	1993
Personal Author	Gerritsma, J.; Keuning, J. A.; Versluis, A.
Page Count	20
Abstract	The Delft Systematic Yacht Hull Series has been extended to a total of 39 hull form variations, covering a wide range of length-displacement ratios and other form parameters. The total set of model-experiment results, including upright and heeled resistance as well as side-force and stability, has been analyzed and polynomial expressions to approximate these quantities are presented. (Copyright (c) 1993 by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.)
Keywords	Sails Boats Meetings Naval architecture Ship hulls Hydrodynamic configurations Mathematical models Chesapeake Bay Waterwave Reprints Foreign technology Yachts
Source Agency	Netherlands Participating Organizations
NTIS Subject Category	47A - Marine Engineering 46B - Fluid Mechanics
Corporate Authors	Technische Univ. Delft (Netherlands). Ship Hydromechanics Lab.
Supplemental Notes	Presented at the Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium (11th), Annapolis, MD., January 29-30, 1993.
Document Type	Journal Article
NTIS Issue Number	199322