Thought you may find this interesting. The analysis technology is what I do for a living but this application of it is far more interesting than the stuff I apply it to. I think the aim of the analysis was to look at the interaction of the two boats as 1 passes the other. It looks as though any interaction is almost imperceptible but the 'advantage' of a digital wave tank is that we can interrogate the results to the nth degree and see that 6th decimal place difference and call it significant! http://mithril.camp.clarkson.edu/%7Ehelenbrk/Research/boat.mpg |
From our prospective changing the hull forms to match those of existing Merlins would be interesting. I take it that the program could predict vmg at all stages & changing one of the vessels to a displacment craft, thus producing more wash would be usfull. Then market it as a diy design tool for those of us who have long given up on 'playstations' Get back to working on your boat, regards Barry. |