Chapter 981 This is the technology we started with
Now that Professor Jameson has said this, Herz stopped worrying about the issue of fairness and started thinking about specific plans:
< br>"I have seen the process of that competition before. Each school can only send one team to participate in the finals, so we must first consider how to pass the preliminary round..."
The former is the same. He looked very relaxed and waved his hands to indicate that it was no problem:
“Although our software is not widely used in the business world, it has been promoted very quickly in schools and scientific research institutions in recent years. We need to find people who are skilled in it. It’s not difficult for people to use.”
"CFD is our area of strength. As long as we conduct some targeted training before the competition, it should be easy to pass."
As he spoke, he slowly returned to the conference table:
< br>“In addition, it is actually a good thing for us to have preliminary competition restrictions.”
“The preliminary competition is held online and there is no strict time limit, which means that participating teams have the opportunity to compare a variety of different calculation tools. It is easy to discover the advantages of our COMSOL in CFD issues.”
“I have also specifically confirmed that version 2.0 of TORCH Multiphysics will be officially released on the evening of the first day of the conference, so during the entire competition stage, They can only use the existing version, and it is impossible to surpass us in efficiency.”
This explanation is clear and logical, and it is indeed very convincing.
And, judging from the feedback received so far and the testing situation,
At least, Hertz is completely convinced:
“In this case... we The company can promise to pay all the entry fees for all contestants who use COMSOL software and participate in the finals. If they win, they will provide an additional reward of the same amount in addition to the bonus provided by the competition.”
As the person in charge of the North American region, Hertz has quite a lot of resources at his disposal. Sponsoring more than a dozen teams is not a problem for them at all.
As for the subsequent prize money...
If COMSOL can win a prize in a competition sponsored by a competitor, then the publicity value of this matter itself cannot be calculated in terms of money...
"I I will contact a few old friends who work in the university and ask them to take the lead in forming a participating team.”
Jameson’s fingers were tapping lightly on the table, obviously in a good mood:
"In addition, considering that most graduate students may have less project experience, I also have some actual cases of using the finite volume method to solve CFD problems in the past, which can help them adapt in advance..."
"..."
In short, with various intentional and unintentional pushes, the influence of this Numerical Algorithms and Computational Science Conference has become increasingly high.
So much so that after the New Year holiday, on the first day he returned to work, Song Jingming, who was in charge of the matter, hurriedly reported the situation to Chang Haonan.
“The expected number of participants has increased by 50% compared to the statistics from the previous year?”
Chang Haonan looked at the statistical report in his hand and was a little confused about the situation for a while:
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"Old Song, our conference... still has to have some participation thresholds, and the review cannot be too relaxed..."
Although his original purpose was to further improve the Torch Group's ability in the field of numerical calculations Leadership position, but it is definitely not that the more participants, the better.
On the premise of ensuring scale, it must also maintain sufficient strength.
At least the big guys attending the meeting should not feel embarrassed.
“Mr. Chang, the review threshold has never changed.”
Song Jingming quickly explained:
“Except for a few special guests, participants must have valid scientific research results related to their field, or a letter of recommendation issued by the company.”
“ The reason why so many people suddenly came out was mainly because the topic of the competition was determined to be computational fluid dynamics, which led to many companies and research institutions in the chemical industry becoming interested. They called us or wrote to us to ask if there were any more questions. The demand for nominal sponsorship.”
“Although the list of sponsors cannot be updated, we cannot stop others from sending corporate representatives... After the news spread, there were many related professionals. Scholars and students submit applications for participation or competition..."
Chang Haonan suddenly understood.
This is a circle expansion.
“The problem now is that although we don’t have to pay for the food and accommodation of these participants, we still have to find a place to house them. The rooms in the several hotels we contacted before are already quite tight...”< br>
Halfway through Song Jingming’s words, there was even a little sweat on his forehead——
Not bearing the cost of food and lodging means not reimbursing money, not really not caring at all.
Food is not bad. In such a big capital, no one will go hungry.
But Sui is different.
In China, you can’t just find a hotel to receive foreigners.
Foreign-related qualifications are required.
In 20 years, you can basically get this thing by applying, but it is still relatively rare now.
Even in the capital.
Especially when there are so many people.
As the conference organizer, if you let the participants sleep on the street, it will be huge news no matter where you put it.
"Let's do this. I'll first contact the hotels affiliated with several brother units in the Science and Technology Commission system. If it's not enough, I will consider looking for support from the capital."
Meeting Regarding this situation, Chang Haonan's first thought was naturally internal digestion.
Firstly, communication and coordination are convenient, and secondly, the good news does not flow to outsiders.
After all, at the beginning of the 21st century, the average spending power of foreigners was still significantly higher than that of the general domestic population. Hearing Chang Haonan's answer, Song Jingming finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Okay, with your support, we feel confident."
" By the way, there is one more thing.”
Before the latter left, Chang Haonan suddenly stopped him:
"After you go back, ask Professor Liu to find two people from their business department who are familiar with the operation of COMSOL Multiphysics to report to me as soon as possible."
Faced with this request, Song Jingming's eyes flashed with confusion. .
Fortunately, Chang Haonan quickly gave a further explanation:
“I was worried that all foreign teams would use our software to compete, so there would be no way to make a comparison, so I found two other schools. The school asked them to use COMSOL’s calculation tools in the finals.”
“The problem is that our domestic numerical calculation-related courses basically use the textbook I compiled... I asked and there were almost no answers. People who have had in-depth contact with COMSOL Multiphysics...Although the operating logic of this type of software is very different, it is best to have special training, otherwise if you use it too unfamiliarly, it will be easy to reveal your secrets..."
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Due to the Spring Festival holiday in the middle, the entire February seems to be divided into two halves.
In short, it’s already the end of the month without any specific feelings.
For most Chinese people, it is generally not until after the Lantern Festival that they can gradually return to normal working conditions.
But there are still some people who don’t have such a long rest time.
For example, Liu Hongbo.
Just two days after the Spring Festival holiday, he took the wing design optimized by his team and flew to France with two assistants——
Anyway, Hunter Eagle Z is also a project that Dassault took the lead and was responsible for the overall design. The Aerodynamics Group only assumed part of the tasks.
However, the proportion of this part seems to be a bit too high...
Due to the time difference, Liu Hongbo and the others boarded the plane early in the morning, and when they got off the plane, it was noon local time.
After much thought, he decided to hand over the work as soon as possible.
“Manager, why don’t we go back to the hotel to clean up first?”
After sitting in the car arranged by Dassault, an assistant looked at Liu Hongbo’s messy hair and haggard appearance asked with worry on his face.
“The night is long and the dreams are many.”
Liu Hongbo shook his head, and then patted the locked metal lockbox next to him:
“You may not know this when you go abroad for the first time, but thieves are particularly rampant in Paris. If your things stay in our hands for one more day, it will One more day would be troublesome..."
A simple sentence gave the other two people in the car a completely new concept of this place...
Fortunately, on the way to Dassault Group , it was pretty calm.
After a simple reception meal, the three of them met Dr. Charles Edsteiner, who was in charge of the Falcon Z project.
By convention, data is stored on hard drives, not paper copies.
Therefore, the handover process was placed directly in the computer room of the design department.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect that in addition to the maturely designed fuselage part, the earliest proposal for the entire aircraft was this ultra-high-speed wing...”
While waiting for the data to be imported, Ed Stanner said to Liu Hongbo with some emotion.
Originally, his lowest expectation was to get the wing plan before the end of the third quarter, which would barely make it in time for the Falcon Z's first flight in 2003.
Who would have thought it would be half a year ahead of schedule?
This wave has almost directly dispelled all concerns about project delays——
Even in the worst case scenario, the SeA650 engine cannot be installed as planned, and it can still be used temporarily for the first flight. On top of other models, it will not affect the progress of the entire project.
Liu Hongbo on the side laughed directly when he heard this.
Of course I'm not making fun of you.
Instead, he remembered what happened many years ago when he first met Chang Haonan.
After the latter entered the research group of Academician Du Yishan and was successfully promoted from a student to his junior disciple, the first project he handled was to calculate the flutter critical speed of the MA60 wing.
"Doctor, you may not know much about the history of our group."
Liu Hongbo shook his head and temporarily put the memories behind him:
"Actually, Our first entry into the field of civil aircraft design was based on first-hand airfoil optimization technology.”
"This is a housekeeping skill..."
(End of this chapter)