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Design of Yachts - NAVL4102
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: NAVL3100, NAVL3604 Corequisite: NAVL4402
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

General arrangement of yachts. Selection of principal dimensions and form coefficients, materials. Influence of rating rules, wind conditions, sea conditions and use of a velocity-prediction program. Hydrodynamics of canoe body, keel and rudder. Aerodynamics of sails and rigging. Scantlings of hull structure, mast and rigging.

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