dc.contributor.author	Hickerson, David A.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	McCue-Weil, Leigh S.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Roy, Christopher J.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Neu, Wayne L.	en
dc.contributor.department	Aerospace and Ocean Engineering	en
dc.date.accessioned	2013-09-11T08:00:18Z	en
dc.date.available	2013-09-11T08:00:18Z	en
dc.date.issued	2013-09-10	en
dc.description.abstract	This study looks at the fluid interactions from the wake of a sail boat performing the heaving-to storm tactic in heavy weather seas with the waves. This interaction causes the wave height in the wake to be reduced. The fluid flow in the top layer of the wave is seen to move with the wake as the hull drifts with the wind. This movement of the top layer of the wave provides a vertical momentum cancelation affect with the portion of the wave that it moves over reducing the wave height. STAR-CCM+ CFD software is used to perform the simulations of the steep waves with wavelength of 25 meters, 55 meters, and 67 meters. In the simulation, a propulsive force is used to simulate the wind force on the boat.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	vt_gsexam:1537	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23766	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	heaving-to	en
dc.subject	hove-to	en
dc.subject	storm tactics	en
dc.subject	ocean waves	en
dc.title	Computational Fluid Dynamic Study of Heaving-to	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Ocean Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

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