Tonry, Catherine E. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-0845, Patel, Mayur K., Bailey, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9438-3879, Davies, Wynford, Harrap, Jullian, Kentley, Erik and Mason, Peter (2014) Digital modelling in the performance evaluation of 19th Century clipper ships: the Thermopylae and the Cutty Sark. In: Historic Ships 2014. Royal Institution of Naval Architects, pp. 81-86.

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Abstract

The Cutty Sark, built in 1869 in Dumbarton, is the last intact extreme clipper ship of composite construction. She famously took part in a race with another composite tea clipper the Thermopylae which was launched in 1868.

As only one of these ships exists today, and she no longer sails, some computational modelling has been undertaken. Using 3D geometries built from the lines plan of each ship CFD models were built looking at the viscous pressure and frictional resistances.

Results suggest that the Thermopylae had the lower hull resistance when sailing windward, however the Cutty Sark appears to have a lower resistance at high speeds with the wind behind her.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	Historic Ships 2014
Additional Information:	Historic Ships, 25-26 November 2014, London, UK
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Historic Ships, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hull Efficiency
Subjects:	V Naval Science > VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis (CNMPA) Faculty of Engineering & Science > Centre for Numerical Modelling & Process Analysis (CNMPA) > Computational Science & Engineering Group (CSEG) Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Faculty of Engineering & Science
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2022 13:07
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/24077

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