Chapter 981 This Is the Technology We Started With
Since Professor Jameson has said so, Heltz no longer worries about fairness and starts thinking about specific plans:
"I have seen the process of that competition before. Each school can only send one representative team to participate in the finals, so we must first consider how to pass the preliminary round..."
The former looked very relaxed and waved his hand to indicate that it was not a 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. It is not difficult to find people who can use it proficiently."
"CFD is originally our advantage field. 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:
"In addition, it is actually a good thing for us to have restrictions on the preliminary round."
"The preliminary round is held online and there is no strict time limit. This means that the participating teams have the opportunity to compare a variety of different calculation tools and can easily find the advantages of our COMSOL in CFD problems."
"I have also specifically confirmed that TORCH The 2.0 version of Multiphysics will be officially released on the evening of the first day of the conference, so during the entire competition, only the existing version should be used, and it is even less likely 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 test results, at least, Hertz is completely convinced: "In this case... our company can promise to cover all the competition expenses for all contestants who use COMSOL software and participate in the finals. If they win the prize, they will provide an additional reward of the same amount in addition to the prize money provided by the event." As the head of the North American region, Hertz has abundant resources at his disposal, and sponsoring more than a dozen teams is not a problem for them at all. As for the prize money later...
If COMSOL can win a prize in a competition sponsored by a competitor, the publicity value of this event itself cannot be calculated in terms of money...
"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 gently beat the rhythm on the table, obviously in a good mood:
"In addition, considering that most graduate students may have less project experience, I also have some practical cases of using the finite volume method to solve CFD problems in the past, so that they can adapt in advance..."
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In short, under various intentional or unintentional promotions, the influence of this numerical algorithm and computational science conference has become increasingly higher.
So much so that after the New Year holiday, on the first day back to work, Song Jingming, who was in charge of this matter, hurriedly reported the situation to Chang Haonan.
"The expected number of participants has increased by 50% compared to the statistics before the New Year?"
Chang Haonan looked at the statistical report in his hand and was a little confused for a while:
"Old Song, our conference... still has some participation thresholds, and the review can't be too loose..."
Although his original goal was to further enhance Torch Group's leadership in the field of numerical computing, it is definitely not the case that the more participants the better.
On the premise of ensuring the scale, it is also necessary to maintain a high level of style.
At least the big guys attending the conference should not feel embarrassed.
"Mr. Chang, the review threshold has never changed."
Song Jingming hurriedly explained:
"Except for a few special guests, participants must have effective scientific research results related to this field, or a letter of recommendation issued by the company."
"The reason why so many people suddenly appeared is mainly because the topic direction of the competition was determined to be computational fluid dynamics, which led to many companies and research institutions in the chemical industry becoming interested and calling or writing to us to ask if there is still a need for nominal sponsorship."
"Although the list of sponsors cannot be updated, we can't stop others from sending corporate representatives... After the news spread, many scholars and students in related majors submitted applications to participate in the conference or participate in the competition..."
Chang Haonan immediately understood.
This is an expansion of the circle.
"The problem now is that although we don't have to bear the food and accommodation of these participants, we still have to find a place to accommodate them. The rooms in the several hotels we contacted before are already relatively tight..."
Song Jingming even sweated a little on his forehead halfway through his words-
Not bearing the cost of food and accommodation means not reimbursing the money, not really ignoring it at all.
Food is not so bad. With such a big capital, no one will go hungry.
But accommodation is different.
In China, you can't just find a hotel to receive foreigners.
You need foreign-related qualifications.
This thing can basically be obtained by application in 20 years, but it is still relatively rare at the moment.
Even in Beijing.
Especially with so many people.
As the organizer of the conference, if you let the participants sleep on the street, it will be shocking news no matter where it is.
"Let me contact the hotels and guesthouses under the Science and Technology Commission system and several brother units. If it is not enough, I will consider asking Beijing for support."
Faced with this situation, Chang Haonan's first thought was to digest it internally.
First, it is convenient for communication and coordination, and second, it is also a good way to keep the money within the family.
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.
After hearing Chang Haonan's answer, Song Jingming finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"Okay, with your support, we feel confident."
"By the way, there's 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."
Facing 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 compare, so I found two other schools and asked them to use COMSOL's calculation tools in the finals."
"The problem is that our domestic courses related to numerical calculations basically use the textbook I compiled back then... I asked almost no one who has had in-depth contact with COMSOL Multiphysics... Although the operating logic of this type of software is quite different, but It’s best to get some 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, February seems to be divided into two halves.
In short, I haven’t had any concrete feelings yet, and it’s already the end of the month.
For most Chinese people, it is generally not until after the Lantern Festival that they can gradually return to normal working conditions.
But some people don't have such a long rest.
Such as 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——
After all, Falcon Z is 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 face and asked worriedly.
"Long nights and many dreams."
Liu Hongbo shook his head, and then patted the locked metal password box next to him:
"You may not know this when you go abroad for the first time, but thieves are particularly rampant in Paris. One more day your things stay in our hands means one more day of trouble..."
A simple sentence gave the other two people in the car a completely new concept of this place...
Fortunately, the journey to Dassault Group was relatively calm.
After a simple reception meal, the three met Dr. Charles Edelsteiner, 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, apart from the maturely designed fuselage, the earliest plan for the entire aircraft would be 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, if the SeA650 engine fails to be installed as planned, other models can be temporarily used for the first flight without affecting the progress of the entire project.
Liu Hongbo on the side laughed out loud when he heard this.
Of course I'm not making fun of it.
Instead, he remembered what happened many years ago when he first met Chang Haonan.
After the latter entered Academician Du Yishan's research group 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:
"In fact, the first time we entered the field of civil airliner design was by relying on first-hand airfoil optimization technology."
"This is a housekeeping skill..."