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The America's Cup has always been the ideal testing ground for new marine technology. In the upcoming 37th America’s Cup, the AC37 protocol has banned the use of full-scale physical testing – so competing teams are unable to use wind tunnels, cavitation tunnels, towing tanks or maneuvering basins. Instead, as you might expect, all the leading teams now rely heavily on computer simulation. This recent article by Digital Engineering 24/7 provides an excellent overview of the challenges and advances in simulation techniques for these incredibly advanced sailing yachts, with contributions by Stephen Collie, Aerodynamics Coordinator, Emirates Team New Zealand and Nick Goodall, Ansys Business Manager at LEAP Australia discussing how data from Ansys Fluids and Ansys Structures software has become critical for ETNZ for their VPP to optimise their boat designs to suit specific racecourses and weather scenarios. In particular, we noted Steve’s observation on the relentless competition that exists within elite sailing and the vital ongoing role that simulation plays. “I fully expect to still be running simulations even in the last few days during racing in October, right down to the last race,” says Collie. “We’re continually trying to extract extra performance from all of our equipment and use simulation to get that extra edge.”  #AmericasCup #AC37 #Sailing #Simulation America's Cup Barcelona Full article at https://lnkd.in/g3xDC5pP

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