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I was listening this morning to a news article about America's cup. The reporter mentioned that abou $100 million was spent on designing (and construction?) of the vessels.
Here's the BMW Oracle entry.
http://www.bymnews.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=240&pid=109970
http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=240
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=65514
http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html - very cool yacht
http://www.oracle.com/corporate/bmw-oracle-racing.html
It turns out that the designers used CD-Adapco's STAR-CCM+ CFD package to design the sail/wing.
http://www.cd-adapco.com/press_room/2010/01-28-10-americascup.html
I highly recommend learning FEM and CFD if one is majoring in Mechanical/Aerospace/Nuclear engineering.
Here's the BMW Oracle entry.
http://www.bymnews.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=240&pid=109970
http://www.bymnews.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=240
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=65514
http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html - very cool yacht
http://www.oracle.com/corporate/bmw-oracle-racing.html
It turns out that the designers used CD-Adapco's STAR-CCM+ CFD package to design the sail/wing.
http://www.cd-adapco.com/press_room/2010/01-28-10-americascup.html
Mike Drummond, BMW Oracle’s Racing Design Director explained: “A wing of this scale has never been built for a boat. In terms of size, it dwarfs those on modern aircraft. Towering nearly 190ft (57m) above the deck, it is 80 per cent bigger than a wing on a 747 airplane.”
I highly recommend learning FEM and CFD if one is majoring in Mechanical/Aerospace/Nuclear engineering.
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