LEAP Australia wishes to congratulate Finite Elements Pty Ltd on their impressive use of ANSYS simulation technology during the design and testing of James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge submersible vehicle, which successfully completed its historic expedition to the Mariana Trench’s lowest point, the Challenger Deep, on March 25, 2012. The Deepsea Challenger submersible became the first single occupant research vessel to safely reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench, which at 11kms below the surface is the deepest part of the world's oceans. The Deepsea Challenger was constructed in a factory in Sydney, and the design involved a 6 year collaboration between James Cameron, Ron Allum and Phil Durbin with his team at Finite Elements Pty Ltd. Following his safe return to the surface, James Cameron commented "When...
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Influence of CFD Technology on London Olympic Games
Many of you may already have detailed knowledge of the use of CFD in your area of expertise, but it is not often that as a CFD community we can all unite in appreciation of a common group of applications that we can all relate to. With the London 2012 Olympic Games fast approaching, we felt it is worth taking a look at the way in which CFD technology is playing a crucial role in many Olympic sports. You may have already been aware of the tremendous work that companies such as Speedo had invested in CFD technology to keep their products a step above their competitors. In fact, so successful were the Speedo LZR RACER swimsuits developed for the Athens and Beijing Olympics that they were eventually...
Learn from the Expert: Turbulence Training with Dr. Florian Menter
Dr. Menter is a world-recognised expert in turbulence modelling.
He developed the widely used Shear-Stress Transport (SST) turbulence model, which has set a milestone in the accurate prediction of aerodynamic flows. He has also contributed to the formulation of one-equation turbulence models, advanced near wall treatment of turbulence equations, transition modelling and unsteady flow models. He has been in charge of the turbulence modelling program at ANSYS for more than 15 years and has been involved in a wide range of industrial modelling challenges.
