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Benchmark Sea Trials on a 6-Meter Boat Powered by Kite

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents sea trials on a 6-m boat specifically designed for kite propulsion. The kite control was automatic or manual, dynamic or static, depending on the point of sailing. The measurement system recorded boat motion and load generated by the kite. A particular attention was paid to wind measurement with several fixed and mobile locations directly on the kiteboat or in the vicinity. A high resolution weather modelling showed that a classical power law, describing the wind gradient, was not satisfactory to get the wind at kite location. 5-min measurement phases were systematically recorded. In the end, 101 runs were carried out. Data were processed with the phase-averaging method in order to produce reliable and accurate results.

Source: Applied Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/app10186148

Authors: Kostia Roncin, Morgan Behrel, Paul Iachkine, Jean-Baptiste Leroux

Institutions: École nationale de voile et des sports nautiques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme, École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées Bretagne

Language: English

Topic: Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,901

Funder: Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie