Computational fluid dynamics for the cyclists
Last updated on April 7, 2022
AANTC has developed an efficient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) platform for performance sports engineering, including windsurfing. The windsurfing project focuses on the equipment that will be used for the 2024 Olympics. The specificity of this new windsurfing equipment is that the submerged hydrofoil provides vertical lift and allows the windsurfer and the board to lift above the water surface and hence attain faster speeds. The robust large-scale simulations evaluate both the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic performances of the sail, athlete, and hydrofoil.
The numerical simulation results are validated by comparing with high-quality wind tunnel tests at HKUST. The numerical simulation is based on Tianhe-2 national supercomputer.
