Yacht Design School – Lesson 14

Rig Design

Revised 03/22/2007 – Copyright 2007

 

Books To Be Read With This Lesson

AeroHydro Dynamics of Sailing, 3rd Edition by C.A. Marchaj

Modern Gyroplane Design by Martin Hollmann

Modern Propeller & Duct Design by Martin Hollmann & Mark Bettosini

Skene's Elements of Yacht Design, 8th Edition by Francis S. Kinney

Sail Performance by C.A. Marchaj

 

Tools for This Lesson

No additional tools are required.

 

What You Will Learn In This Lesson

                Understanding the Effects of Rating Rules

                Understanding the Effects of Tradition

                Basic Aerodynamic Principles

                Basic Sail Design Principles

                Traditional Unstayed Masts

Conventional Stayed Rigs

                Designing Freestanding and Rotating Masts as Cantilevered Spars

                Design Considerations for Carbon Fiber / Graphite Fiber Spars

                Relating Rigs to Static & Dynamic Stability Calculations

                Weight Reduction Never to Be Achieved by Reducing Strength

                Rig Types

                Designing for Ease of Handling by Human Beings

                Magnus Effect Design

                Support for a Rotary Wing Drive

                Dynamic Strength Calculations for Rotor Blades

 

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