Titre : |
ETS Rafale II student team builds carbon/epoxy C-Class hydrofoil catamaran |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Jon Stowell, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2018 |
Article en page(s) : |
p. 42-45 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Catégories : |
Bateaux -- Conception et construction Bateaux -- Matériaux Chauffage -- Appareils et matériels Chauffage électrique Composites à fibres de carbone Epoxydes
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Index. décimale : |
668.4 Plastiques, vinyles |
Résumé : |
A team of 16 undergraduate and MSc. engineering students from the ETS (Ecole de Technologie Supérieure) in Montréal, Canada, recently finished building Rafale II, an all-composite C-Class racing hydrofoil catamaran. Rafale II features redesigned carbon fibre/epoxy prepreg hulls and cross beams, wich are stiffer, 25% lighter and provide 15% more displacement volume. The speed and handling were also improved by designing lighter, stronger and better performing pairs of new epoxy/carbon fibre L-foil daggerboards and T-section rudder hydrofoils, wich provide a higher "lift/drag" ratio and greater stability when hydrofoiling. |
Note de contenu : |
- Low-budget, high-tech project challenges
- Fastener-free assembly
- Creative tooling
- C-Class origins
- Morphing wingsail design
- Future aspirations
- Figures : FEM of the new carbon fibre/epoxy hull design - Heated hull mould under construction - Finished heated hull mould with Crestomer 1152PA in the corners - Assembled new carbon fibre/epoxy hull for Rafale II - Close up - Assembly of Rafale II new carbon/epoxy hull halves bonded with Crestabond M1-30 - The original Rafale I symmetric "morphing" wingsail under construction - Rafale II in action on the water during the February 2018 US foiling week regatta - Hydrofoiling close up |
Permalink : |
https://e-campus.itech.fr/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=31652 |
in JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE > N° 124 (10/2018) . - p. 42-45