NUMERICAL MODEL APPLICATION IN ROWING SIMULATOR DESIGN
The aim of the research was to carry out a hydraulic design of rowing/sculling and paddling simulator. Nowadays there are two main approaches in the simulator design. The first one includes a static water with no artificial movement and counts on specially cut oars to provide the same resistance in...
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doaj-aa3e5f21f3974d97939817b3706f369d2020-11-24T23:35:39ZcesCzech Technical University, PragueCivil Engineering Journal1805-25762016-04-012016110.14311/CEJ.2016.01.0005NUMERICAL MODEL APPLICATION IN ROWING SIMULATOR DESIGNPetr Chmátal0Jaroslav Pollert1Ondřej Švanda2Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Sanitary and Ecological Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Praha 6, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Sanitary and Ecological Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Praha 6, Czech RepublicCzech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Sanitary and Ecological Engineering, Thákurova 7, 166 29, Praha 6, Czech RepublicThe aim of the research was to carry out a hydraulic design of rowing/sculling and paddling simulator. Nowadays there are two main approaches in the simulator design. The first one includes a static water with no artificial movement and counts on specially cut oars to provide the same resistance in the water. The second approach, on the other hand uses pumps or similar devices to force the water to circulate but both of the designs share many problems. Such problems are affecting already built facilities and can be summarized as unrealistic feeling, unwanted turbulent flow and bad velocity profile. Therefore, the goal was to design a new rowing simulator that would provide nature-like conditions for the racers and provide an unmatched experience. In order to accomplish this challenge, it was decided to use in-depth numerical modeling to solve the hydraulic problems. The general measures for the design were taken in accordance with space availability of the simulator ́s housing. The entire research was coordinated with other stages of the construction using BIM. The detailed geometry was designed using a numerical model in Ansys Fluent and parametric auto-optimization tools which led to minimum negative hydraulic phenomena and decreased investment and operational costs due to the decreased hydraulic losses in the system.http://www.civilengineeringjournal.cz/archive/issues/2016/2016_1/5-2016-svanda-Final.pdfRowing simulatorsculling simulatorpaddle simulatorhydraulic researchnumerical modelingbuilding information modelBIM |
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NUMERICAL MODEL APPLICATION IN ROWING SIMULATOR DESIGN |
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NUMERICAL MODEL APPLICATION IN ROWING SIMULATOR DESIGN |
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The aim of the research was to carry out a hydraulic design of rowing/sculling and paddling simulator. Nowadays there are two main approaches in the simulator design. The first one includes a static water with no artificial movement and counts on specially cut oars to provide the same resistance in the water. The second approach, on the other hand uses pumps or similar devices to force the water to circulate but both of the designs share many problems. Such problems are affecting already built facilities and can be summarized as unrealistic feeling, unwanted turbulent flow and bad velocity profile. Therefore, the goal was to design a new rowing simulator that would provide nature-like conditions for the racers and provide an unmatched experience. In order to accomplish this challenge, it was decided to use in-depth numerical modeling to solve the hydraulic problems. The general measures for the design were taken in accordance with space availability of the simulator ́s housing. The entire research was coordinated with other stages of the construction using BIM. The detailed geometry was designed using a numerical model in Ansys Fluent and parametric auto-optimization tools which led to minimum negative hydraulic phenomena and decreased investment and operational costs due to the decreased hydraulic losses in the system. |
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Rowing simulator sculling simulator paddle simulator hydraulic research numerical modeling building information model BIM |
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