Design of a small sailing dinghy made in rotomolded plastic. / Projeto de veleiro de pequeno porte em plástico rotomoldado.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

In a general way, the Brazilian nautical market is still very restricted, specially the one of small dinghies. In the last years, however, mainly due to a greater exposure on the media based on good international results of Brazilian sailors and explorers, sailing has being popularized. This Msc. Thesis describes the design of a small sail dinghy, for sport or leisure use, made with medium density linear polyethylene using the method of rotomolding. This method has been spreading rapidly worldwide as a process of fabrication of small nautical crafts like sailboats and kayaks, since it results in cost reductions and environmental gains related to the construction process. The designed sailboat is directed for a crew of two adults (or an adult and two children), and was dimensioned for an easy transport, even on the top of a car. This work is focused on the development of the naval design. Therefore, it goes through all the design steps of a sailboat, starting with the design of the hull, and then going through the design of the sails, appendices (rudder and dagger board), hull structural analysis by Finite Elements Method (FEM) and verification of performance of the sailboat in comparison with a well known sailing dinghy. It should be highlighted, also, the sails designing process, which, in an optimized way, generated a set of sails (main and jib) of good performance, without, however, jeopardizing the stability of the sailboat. Through a preliminary economical analysis, it was verified that it is possible to produce a rotomolded sailboat with reduced cost, even below the market prices of national sailboats of this size. As a complement, the possibility of employing recycled material in the construction of the boat has been studied. Besides being an alternative to diminish costs, it can bring environmental benefits, as it minimizes production scraps.

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método de elementos finitos aerodynamics rotomolding hidrodinâmica projeto de veleiros sailboat design finite elements method sport/leisure boats design sail projeto de embarcações de esporte lazer rotomoldagem hydrodynamics vela aerodinâmica

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