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25What type of test should be carry out on a catamaran model?
Filed Under (Catamaran) by admin on 25-05-2009
Tagged Under : Ship Model, Various Tests
I have heard about putting the ship model through wind tunnel and i wish to know what is the purpose behind this. Since i might not have access to a towing basin, how can i simulate the various tests? Areas that i wish to investigate would be drag and stability.
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While some designers test scale models in tank tests, more and more yacht designers are relying on computer software to answer these design feature questions long before anything is built or touches the water.
You might be able to do some fundamental tests yourself by seeing how much resistence a model offers when pullled through the water with a line and at what angle of heel it will tip over.