Numerical Simulation Analysis for Influence of Lateral Inclination Angle on the Yacht Resistance

Abstract

The article analyses the yacht navigation attitude in the navigation process based on ЦАГИ method. It solves RANS equations in the CFD softwareFluent based on VOF method, combined with RNG k model. It calculates numerical simulation on four yachts which have same dimension but different lateral inclination angle and analyses the flow field, then verify the relationship between the yacht sailing resistance and the changes of lateral inclination angle.