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　H. Martínez-Barberá,J. Calderon-Sanchez,L. Moulian,et al.Fluid Forces on a Hydrofoil for Kitefoil and Windfoil Boards: Experimental Investigation on Their Dependence on the Froude Number Based on Submergence[J].Journal of Marine Science and Application,2026,(1):1-14.[doi:10.1007/s11804-025-00708-2]
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Fluid Forces on a Hydrofoil for Kitefoil and Windfoil Boards: Experimental Investigation on Their Dependence on the Froude Number Based on Submergence

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Title:
Fluid Forces on a Hydrofoil for Kitefoil and Windfoil Boards: Experimental Investigation on Their Dependence on the Froude Number Based on Submergence
Author(s):
H. Martínez-Barberá1; 2;  J. Calderon-Sanchez3;  L. Moulian4;  A. Souto-Iglesias3
Affilations:
Author(s):
H. Martínez-Barberá1; 2;  J. Calderon-Sanchez3;  L. Moulian4;  A. Souto-Iglesias3
1. DIIC, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia 30100, Spain;
2. ETSIN, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid 28040, Spain;
3. CEHINAV, DACSON, ETSIN, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid 28040, Spain;
4. SeaTech, Université de Toulon, La Garde 83130, France
Keywords:
Hydrofoil; Kitefoil; Windfoil; Velocity prediction programs; Lift coefficient; Drag coefficient
分类号:
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DOI:
10.1007/s11804-025-00708-2
Abstract:
Races using kitefoil and windfoil surfboards have been in the Olympic Games for the first time in Paris 2024, signalling their relevance in sailing sports. However, the dynamics of these devices is yet not well understood, in particular the influence on the hydrodynamic forces and moments of the distance of the foil to the free surface. Considering this, the present paper documents an experimental investigation in which forces and torque produced, under uniform flow, by a full-scale state-of-the-art hydrofoil (suitable both for kitesurf and windsurf) were measured. A range of velocities, angles of attack, and submergences were tested, leading to Froude numbers based on submergence with maximum values around five, a typical range in actual sailing conditions. From these tests, formulae for the hydrodynamic coefficients have been proposed. They can be used for developing Velocity Prediction Programs (VPP) for this kind of craft, a necessary tool to plan racing configurations and to analyze their racing performance. With the aim of making the experimental data useful for benchmarking numerical models and for future research on related topics such as foil ventilation and transition to turbulence, the specimen’s 3D file is provided as supplementary material to this paper.

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Received date:2024-9-12;Accepted date:2025-4-20。<br>Corresponding author:A. Souto-Iglesias,Email:E-mail:antonio.souto@upm.es
Last Update: 2026-03-10