SimWorks is a GUI for OpenFoam. SimWorks - Free CFD software and OpenFOAMĀ® GUI - IdealSimulations...
PolyCAD free is highly interactive, you can move CG, modify Displacement, heel the hull, and see what happens to your DWL. Use it along with...
An elementary grasshopper definition for sailboat hulls, just in case someone wants to play with it. (please post here any improvement)
TANSL, something may be wrong with the MAIN Area and P measure. Total Sail Area is OK What is TDA? You mean Wetted Surface? or maybe Lateral Area?...
Some tips on Multi-Phase Flows from Simscale documentation -
Hi Ignacio, congrats for your MyR module! I also made some years ago an online utility for Rig and Mast calcs, I think it didn't become popular...
Thanks Uli!
Thanks Leo, I emailed delft many times, no response yet... I'll ask Uli as you suggested. Here one of the videos related to Montesinos paper:...
Delft hulls and data analysis have been released for public access, but I still can't download the files. Can anyone throw light on the procedure...
Nice progress from sjoshi, a good Kelvin wake:
from Sailyachtresearch.org (great site!): A very complete Immersed Transom Study of a Volvo 70, from Farr YD (2005), released for public...
Daiquiri, as said, the full free account is for academic users (students, teachers, researchers), is a full account with 50GB of storage and 1000...
Simscale recently added a forum where colaborative projects are developing. I'm contributing in this free-surface problem:...
From Germany, an interesting free CFD online service for academic users. It is an online implementation of OpenFOAM and many others open-source...
I meant fried...
I don't know a direct method, but I'll tell you what I do, hope it helps: 1- Import the Iges surface and repair it 2- Cross it with an array of...
Thanks Mikko, nice picture! Does it include vertical gradient of TWS? What are the total drive and lateral forces? Interesting to see the low...
Agreed, let's preserve this one here... --
Brian, here part of a 1986 "Los Angeles Times" article showing Arvel Gentry involved in hydrodynamics for the America's Cup:...
Kim, I am so sorry to hear such sad news. Your father brought us all to the mysterious world of fluid dynamics, making it understandable (and...