In this paper, a feasibility study of building a Human Powered Hydrofoil (HPH) vessel is reported. Hydrofoil vessels are a well-known class of high-speed crafts. In addition to high-speed operation, the hydrofoils have a reliable maneuvering capability, good stability and proper operation in waves. Also, a human powered vehicle, nowadays is an advancing idea. Different aspects of the design and...

in this paper, a feasibility study of building a human powered hydrofoil (hph) vessel is reported. hydrofoil vessels are a well-known class of high-speed crafts. in addition to high-speed operation, the hydrofoils have a reliable maneuvering capability, good stability and proper operation in waves. also, a human powered vehicle, nowadays is an advancing idea. different aspects of the design and...

The Decavitator is a human-powered hydrofoil water vehicle designed for the fastest-possible speed over short distances. Since 1988, numerous versions of the underwater hydro-foil system, control and stability system, and pontoons were built and tested. In its present connguration, the vehicle consists of two kayak-type pontoons, with a central frame supporting the rider and the large air prope...

This paper presents a calculation method for the 3-D unsteady cavitating hydrofoil problem. The method is based on a simple surface panel method “SQCM” which satisfies easily the Kutta condition even in the unsteady problem. This method is applied to the Wagner problem, heaving hydrofoil and the hydrofoil in sinusoidal gust. We show some calculated results for partially cavitating and supercavi...

Flow induced vibration on a hydrofoil may be significantly reduced with a slight modification of the trailing edge without alteration of the hydrodynamic performance. Particularly, the so called Donaldson trailing edge shape gave remarkable results and is being used in a variety of industrial applications. Nevertheless, the physics behind vibration reduction is still not understood. In the pres...

This paper presents the design and implementation of a turtle hydrofoil for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The final design of the AUV must have navigation performance like a turtle, which has also been the biomimetic inspiration for the design of the hydrofoil and propulsion system. The hydrofoil design is based on a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) 0014 hydrodynamic...

This work deals with the numerical and experimental investigation of unsteady cavitating flow around a prismatic NACA 2412 hydrofoil. The main attention is focussed on the dependence of cavitation dynamics on the cavitation number at high incidence angles. The experimental research is carried out in the cavitation water tunnel the rectangular test section of which has inner dimensions 150×150×5...

The influence of the boundary conditions on the added mass of a NACA0009 cantilever hydrofoil has been numerically and experimentally investigated. The study has been focused on the effects of a lateral solid wall close to the hydrofoil tip side and of a partially wetted vertical hydrofoil at different levels with the free surface parallel to the span. A detailed fluid–structure model has been ...

In the present paper we present an experimental investigation of the onset and detachment of leading edge cavitation. Tests are conducted in the LMH high speed cavitation tunnel on a 2-D Naca0009 hydrofoil having 100 mm chord length. Both Particle Image Velocimetry and flow visualisation are conducted for different test conditions. At low incidence angles, in the case of non cavitating flow, th...