Preliminary communication

Methodology for Manufacturing an Optimal Hydrofoil for Windsailing

Tin Matulja ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Vukovarska 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia *
Marko Hadjina ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Vukovarska 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Davor Bolf ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Vukovarska 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Domagoj Vrtovšnik orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-8873 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Vukovarska 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

A methodology based on reverse engineering and a digital twin will be presented to optimize the
design and manufacture of hydrofoils on special vessels. Windsurfing is a sport that is becoming more
and more popular in our county, and it is precisely on this example that the proposed methodology
will be applied. In the first phase, using modern laboratory measuring equipment, relevant data on
speeds and fluid flow angles will be collected in real conditions when driving by professional driver
Enrico Marotti. In the second phase, the tested hydrofoils will be 3D modeled by reverse engineering
to create a database. In the third phase of the project, digital twins will be created, with the help of
which a new, improved hydrofoil can be defined by applying numerical simulations and optimization
techniques. In the fourth phase, the technological process of making an aluminum mold for new,
improved hydrofoils will be designed. In the last phase, a prototype of the new hydrofoils will
be made using the most modern technologies and materials and the use of numerically controlled
machine tools. The prototype will be tested, if necessary optimized and directed into production by
local stakeholders from the economy.

Keywords

methodology, reverse engineering, digital twin, hydrofoil, windsurfing

Hrčak ID:

317132

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/317132

Publication date:

16.5.2024.

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