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In this note, we describe the numerical methodology developed in the framework of the collaboration between the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Alinghi Team, in preparation to the 32nd edition of the America’s Cup which took place in Valencia (Spain) in summer 2007. The mathematical and numerical models adopted to simulate different design aspects (such as appendage design, hull dynamics and sail/wind interaction) are presented and discussed, together with a selection of the numerical results obtained.
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The results presented in this paper have been obtained in collaboration with the Alinghi Team, in the framework of the project “Development of high performance technology applied to Alinghi’s America’s Cup 2007 campaign. Part A: Computational fluid dynamics and flow diagnostics”, supported by the Swiss Confederation innovation promotion agency (CTI) through Project no. 6971.2. The members of the Alinghi Design Team and, more particularly, Grant Simmer, Michael Richelsen and Jim Burgener, are gratefully acknowledged for their invaluable support. The contribution from Geoffrey Cowles and Mark Sawley during the 31st edition of the America’s Cup campaign is also acknowledged.
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Detomi, D., Parolini, N., Quarteroni, A. (2009). Numerical Models and Simulations in Sailing Yacht Design. In: Peters, M. (eds) Computational Fluid Dynamics for Sport Simulation. Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 72. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04466-3_1
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