Papers by Steven C H A R L E S Lynch1
Catalyst, 2020
In the process of designing a new kind of sailing craft that relies in part on a flat planing sur... more In the process of designing a new kind of sailing craft that relies in part on a flat planing surface, explanations and mathematics could not be found that could explain the observations, most of the research [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] being more relevant to powered motorboats with chined hulls. The motion and physics of surf boards, kiteboards, and skimboards, the more obvious planing surfaces, seemed to fall outside of any research and were explained by casual observations and rules of thumb.
It was decided to develop a theoretical system that would predict the lift forces and Centre of Effort (CoE) of a planing surface in relation to Angle of Attack, area and velocity.
A number of interesting concepts were discovered that apply to the author's work. Other designers may benefit from these as well and wish to investigate them further or verify them with practical experiments.
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Papers by Steven C H A R L E S Lynch1
It was decided to develop a theoretical system that would predict the lift forces and Centre of Effort (CoE) of a planing surface in relation to Angle of Attack, area and velocity.
A number of interesting concepts were discovered that apply to the author's work. Other designers may benefit from these as well and wish to investigate them further or verify them with practical experiments.
It was decided to develop a theoretical system that would predict the lift forces and Centre of Effort (CoE) of a planing surface in relation to Angle of Attack, area and velocity.
A number of interesting concepts were discovered that apply to the author's work. Other designers may benefit from these as well and wish to investigate them further or verify them with practical experiments.