Downwind sail aerodynamics: A CFD investigation with high grid resolution

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Investigation 100%
• Turbulence Model 100%
• Fluid Dynamics 100%
• Aerodynamics 100%
• Sail 100%
• Mesh 66%
• Good 33%
• Estimate 33%
• Wind 33%
• Show 33%
• Wind Tunnels 33%
• Agreement 33%
• Trend 33%
• Difference 33%
• Utilization 33%
• Datum 33%
• Class 33%
• Drag 33%
• Value 33%

Engineering

• Turbulence 100%
• Computational Fluid Dynamics 100%
• Aerodynamics 100%
• Elements 100%
• Models 66%
• Wind 66%
• Good Agreement 33%
• Performance 33%
• Meshes 33%
• Small Difference 33%
• Tunnels 33%
• Accuracy 33%
• Applications 33%
• Do Model 33%
• Experimental Value 33%

Physics

• Turbulence Model 100%
• Aerodynamics 100%
• Computational Fluid Dynamics 100%
• Utilization 33%
• Drag 33%
• Performance 33%
• Value 33%
• Wind Tunnels 33%
• Differences 33%
• Estimates 33%