..., a single geometry was chosen for validation of numerically predicted static stability domain. Parameters of this geometry were assumed as follows: the ratio of the bigger radius, r 2 , to the smaller radius, r 1 , was taken as (r 2 /r 1 ) = 2.02; the ratio of radius-to-wall-thickness, (r 2 /t), was 33.0...

... and integrated forces show a fast convergence with grid refinement for this geometry. The effect of the helicoidal wake model parameters used in the analysis is found to have a strong influence in the performance curves. The results are compared with experimental data from literature and with the lifting line...