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Aero-hydrodynamics and the performance of sailing yachts : the science behind sailing yachts and their design / Fabio Fossati ; translated by Martyn Drayton.
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Fossati, Fabio
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Teoria dello yacht a vela.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Camden, Maine : International Marine /McGraw-Hill, 2009.
Description
xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Engineering Library - Stacks
VM331 .F67 2009
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Subject(s)
Yachts
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Design and construction
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Sailboats
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Aerodynamics
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Sailboats
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Hydrodynamics
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Drayton, Martyn
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-350) and index.
Contents
The physical model of yacht motion
The hydrodynamics of a sailing boat
Hull and keel forms
More about the hydrodynamics of a sailing boat
Sailing boat aerodynamics
Steady state dynamics of a sailing boat
More about sailing yacht dynamics
Physical model testing
Performance prediction
The use of numerical methods in yacht design
Appendix 1: Elements of fluid mechanics
Appendix 2: Elements of boat hydrostatics
Appendix 3: The ORC International Rating rule.
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ISBN
9780071629102
0071629106
OCLC
430052965
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