The effect of riblets on sails
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A. E. Alving; P. Freeberg
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Article
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1995
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Springer
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English
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This paper describes an experimental investigation into the effect of riblets on the aerodynamic forces generated by sails. Riblets are known to reduce the viscous drag on flat surfaces and on airfoils, hut their effect on the drag-or on the lift -of a highly three-dimensional, very thin lifting sur