A study on a vessel with multiple flat and hard sails to keep service speed in high winds

Abstract

Ships which have large structures above water surface, such as pure car carriers (PCCs) and container vessels, have large speed reduction by wind pressure. In the present study, the running speed of a large PCC with two or more sails for using wind power is simulated. The simulated results demonstrate that the ship can keep a constant service speed even in winds of 20m/s except head and bow winds. This sail system can shorten annual average navigation time by about 4 hours per voyage.

Keywords

pure car carrier (PCC) / flat-plate sail / oblique sailing / vessel speed

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