Research

Sports Aerodynamics

9 research projects

Sports Aerodynamics

Windsurfing CFD

AANTC has developed an efficient computational fluid dynamics (CFD) platform for sports aerodynamics research, including windsurfing. The windsurfing project focuses on the equipment that will be used for the 2024 Olymp…

Updated 27 May 2022

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Sports Aerodynamics

Computational Aerodynamics of Cyclists

This research combines numerical simulation with controlled wind-tunnel measurements to investigate cycling aerodynamics. The computational work resolves flow structures around cyclist-bicycle configurations and examine…

Updated 7 April 2022

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Sports Aerodynamics

High-accuracy wind tunnel test

The cycling aerodynamic test rig was designed and built in 2018. It incorporates the knowledge and experience of more than twenty years’ R&D effort in aerospace engineering and racing car engineering, led by Prof. Xin …

Updated 7 April 2022

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Sports Aerodynamics

Aerodynamic design of sports equipment

The CFD simulation platform and the wind tunnel test rig are seamlessly integrated for equipment development, following established procedures in aerospace engineering and racing car engineering. The automated CFD platf…

Updated 7 April 2022

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Sports Aerodynamics

Bluff-body aerodynamic drag and noise reduction

Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic characteristics of a cylinder with longitudinal grooves were studied in an anechoic wind tunnel, emphasizing on drag and noise attenuation. The parallel mounted load cells and a single micro…

Updated 6 April 2022

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