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mast tubercules #143624
05/20/08 05:09 AM
05/20/08 05:09 AM
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copied this from the main forum. Who will be the first to glue bumps to the leading edge of the mast? I'm not kidding!!

http://www.catsailor.com/forums/sho...6&an=0&page=0#Post146026

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Re: mast tubercules [Re: fin.] #143625
05/20/08 10:45 AM
05/20/08 10:45 AM
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Hi Pete,

your mast does not have one leading edge but a lot. It must work with wind from left and right and for various mast rotation angle. Hence you are faced with the hard to answer question: Where is the leading edge and where do I want to have the saw teeth.
Actually I don't believe in any benefit for a mast/sail. At least my sail stalls from the trailing edge, not from the leading edge.
This might be different for rudders. And there could be a benefit indeed.

Cheers,

Klaus

Re: mast tubercules [Re: Smiths_Cat] #143626
05/21/08 01:43 AM
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Interesting tradeoff. It's a tradeoff because the bumpy stuff delays flow separation by triggering turbulence, which increases drag over that caused by laminar flow. So you'd probably get a slightly more forgiving sail with slightly more drag.

However, the already bumpy bits of most sails (especially the transition from mast to sail) can be expected to cause turbulence for all but the most boring windspeeds anyway, with the result that the difference between bumped-up sails and regular ones would probably be very hard to measure. It would be interesting to see some results, though.

Re: mast tubercules [Re: slosail] #143627
05/21/08 11:58 PM
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Pete:
I will happily put some bumps in your mast!, tell me when and where (and bring a hammer). <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Re: mast tubercules [Re: Tony_F18] #143628
05/22/08 08:08 PM
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