Arena 2008 Arena Italia S.p.A.
Keywords
SC4I/Digitization, Innovation, and Competitiveness of the Production System
MOX responsible:
N. Parolini
MOX collaborators:
G. Piampiano, S. Torri
Team:
F. Biondi
Start date:
November 2007
End date:
November 2008
Scientific documentation:
progetti/arena2008
Abstract:
Numerical simulation of the flow around a swimmer
Description:
The project is devoted to the numerical simulation of the flow around a swimmer. The objective is to quantify the potential benefits given by the adoption of a new competition swimsuit. In particular, a first objective is to quantify the drag reduction obtained removing the seams from the swimsuit surface. The perturbed flow in the neighborhood of the seam is simulated in details and the global impact on the swimmer performance is estimated. We also analyse the swimmer stroke through a dynamical simulation involving moving geometries, in order to better understand the time evolution of thrust during a stroke period.