Sentence examples for smooth hull from inspiring English sources

The lines plan was drawn and faired (mathematically delineated to produce a smooth hull free from bumps or discontinuities) to a scale of one-tenth fullsize by draftsmen using special equipment and magnifying spectacles.

Numerical results obtained in this study have shown that the present hull surface modification technique can produce smooth hull forms with reduced drag effectively and efficiently in the CFD-based hull form optimization.

A hull form modification function is introduced to represent an improved hull surface, which can be used to generate a new smooth hull surface by multiplying it by the offset data of the original hull surface.

For many, the Irishman is a deplorable brigand who sailed into the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on a strong wind caught in his sails, rather than through a smooth hull that was crafted to cut through water.

Beyond lustrous red and yellow smooth hull-shaped rocks that sprawl from the foot of the promontory into the water, a vertical-walled gorge between the point proper and its gnarled, disjointed tip brims with sky.

He helped Fry build a small high-speed landing craft with a smooth fibreglass hull that they called the Sea Truck.

When tested, the towed ship model has a smooth clean hull with no appendages such as bossing, rudder, propeller, or bilge keels.

A high-performance boat used in collegiate and Olympic sailing, it is the sailboat reduced to its simplest form: A giant right triangle of a sail, a few lines of rope and pulleys, and a smooth fiberglass hull that actually lifts out of the water when a sailor catches a good gust of wind at the right angle.

The smooth 3.7-meter hull is shaped like a long narrow teardrop and should offer less drag than its predecessor, says Simon Joncas, who led the 1997 team and is now faculty advisor.

This simple approach can be used for ship models as well as full-scale ships with smooth or rough hull surfaces, and is well suited for early ship design and optimization.

A compression joint locks the two in place, simultaneously stretching the fabric to make the hull smooth.