High-Speed Boat Aerodynamics

在加拿大，通用内河船由加拿大皇家骑警、消防救援服务、加拿大渔业和海洋局以及私人所有者经营。不法之徒鹰制造（OEM）是一个制造商的几个类别的铝焊接船，这一直位于红鹿，阿尔伯塔，自1987年以来。阿尔伯塔大学和OEM的研究人员之间的这个合作项目研究了一艘小型高速船的空气动力学，以减少其空气动力学阻力。本项目旨在通过风洞试验来表征船体的气动性能。六轴测力传感器将测量按比例缩小的车辆模型上的空气动力学载荷。还将使用粒子图像测速仪测量船模型周围的流场，以识别任何分离流区。研究结果将用于确定对飞行器空气动力学设计的潜在改进，以减少其阻力。

Utility river boats are operated in Canada by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Fire Rescue Services, Fishery and Oceans Canada and private owners. Outlaw Eagle Manufacturing (OEM) is a manufacturer of several categories of aluminum welded boats, which has been located in Red Deer, Alberta, since 1987. This collaborative project between researchers at the University of Alberta and OEM investigates the aerodynamics of a smaller high-speed boat to reduce its aerodynamic drag. The project aims at characterizing the aerodynamic performance of boat hull by wind tunnel testing. A six-axis load cell will measure aerodynamics loads on a scaled-down model of the vehicle. The flow field around the boat model will also be measured using particle image velocimetry to identify any separated flow region. The results will be used to identify potential improvements to the aerodynamic design of the vehicle to reduce its drag.