Motor sizing Issues

Discussion in 'Propulsion' started by ENG Student, Mar 18, 2010.

  1. ENG Student
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    ENG Student Junior Member

    Hi guys
    im no expert but this just doesnt seem right to me,
    Using CAD ive designed a basic hull outline which ive then imported into a CFD package to optimise the drag values.
    The Boat is a catamaran design the hull is roughly 9m LOA 1m Beam 1.5m depth and weighs approx 1800kg, without batteries or motors.
    From CFD i found the drag to be approx 300N using single phase flow (just the submerged part of the hull)

    Now using the instructions on this website
    http://www.solarnavigator.net/hull_drag.htm

    calculated the required HP required to 2.75HP @ 7knots which relates to just over 2kW power.

    Now ive always liked the lynch electric motors so i chose a 3kW motor...which is startlingly small for the size of the boat

    Am i just being paranoid or are my calculations completely wrong

    PS this is a university assignment im not actually making a boat..just create and analyse the system
     
  2. gonzo
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    gonzo Senior Member

    You are multiple posting. This will make it very hard to answer your questions because they will be spread out in several threads.
     
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