Re: boat shape modeling

Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Hey all,
> 
> Just out of curiousity has anybody done a numerical analysis (in the 
> line of computational fluid dynamics etc.) on hull shapes for various 
> boat classes. A mate of mine and I have been discussing the various 
> pro's and con's of hull design wrt possible area's of optimisation. In 
> South Africa we seem to simply follow what the guys in Europe say is 
> true and I was wondering what kind or research they have put into the 
> design of the boats.
> 
> Can't think that someone hasn't done something along those lines...
> 
> thanks
> 
> Jay
Jay:

My take on boat hull hydrodynamics is that it is a highly mature
science with little left to discover, at least in the way of hull
friction and form drag.  Less is known about drag caused by wave
generation and by pitching and sinking. See
<http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/applied/llazausk/hydro>.

Also see the bibliography at
<http://www.atkinsopht.com/row/biblgrph.htm> under Comstock,
Lazauskas, Scragg, Sholars, Tuck, and Wellicome.

Best regards,
Bill