'Aerodynamic' vessel on water to set new standard in fuel efficiency
Source:AFP
| Updated: Oct 18, 2017, 10:58 AM IST
A French company claims the vessel is able to accurately predict the "aerodynamic behaviour" of complex shapes, in both steady and unsteady conditions.
Aerodynamic vessel in La Rochelle
A picture taken in La Rochelle southwestern France shows an employee of Aerodynamic Vessels company at work during the building of a new transportation vessel.
(Photograph:AFP)
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The company claims the vessel uses aerodynamics to improve energy efficiency.
The vessel was developed by naval architects and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) specialists.
The vessel was developed by naval architects and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) specialists.
(Photograph:AFP)
Sleek and Stylish
The vessel has a "revolutionary shape" which is able to safely transfer ships weight from water to air.
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Setting new standards
The company claims the required propulsive power depends mostly on the weight carried by the water, pointing to the fact that reducing weight is the key to greater efficiency.
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Aerodynamic behaviour
Using state of the art numerical simulations, the vessel is able to
accurately predict the aerodynamic behaviour of complex
shapes, in both steady and unsteady conditions, the company says.
accurately predict the aerodynamic behaviour of complex
shapes, in both steady and unsteady conditions, the company says.
(Photograph:AFP)
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