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Investigation of Ship Wakes

Aleksandra Petkova

Third place · Regeneron ISEF 2025

A study of how vessel speed shapes wake patterns, combining aerial photography of real wakes with controlled trials using remote-controlled boats, to predict the speed that minimises drag for a given hull size.

fluid-dynamics
ship-wakes
drag
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