Abstract
A canvas-made cambered wing parakite with ribs was designed as a net-mouth opening device for practical use. To carify its hydrodynamic characteristics, a flume experiment was conducted on the variations of the camber ratio, the number of ribs and the vertical curvature at a constant aspect ratio. Results showed that a wing parakite with 10 ribs (camber ratio 17%) was highly efficient. When this parakite was set with 6.5% vertical curvature, the maximum lift coefficient was 1.14 and the maximum lift-drag ratio was 3.35. The performance of this wing parakite was comparable to that of an ordinary cambered upright otter board.
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