Calculating hull drag

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  1. miked12
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    Lateley I have been experimenting with different radical hull designs, I was wondering if there was any way that I could calculate the drag of each hull without actually constructing them?
     
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    Are these displacement hulls or planing hulls? Wide or slender (say, length/beam > 8)?
     
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    Stephen Ditmore, Feb 18, 2003
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    Sorry for being so vague, the hull I was considering was an extremley slender 12 meter type yacht. This is a displacement hull with greater than an 8 foot beam. Are there any resorces that I could use to calculte the drag of this hull.
     
    miked12, Feb 23, 2003
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    I think my links are still relevant, in spite of my caveat. If you're willing to spend more $$$ you might want to investigate Shipflow or Splash.

    Shipflow link: www.flowtech.se
     
    Stephen Ditmore, Feb 25, 2003
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