Red Bull Racing Leverages ANSYS Simulation

By DE Editors

Using information gathered from engineering simulations by ANSYS has led Red Bull Racing to both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles of this season’s Formula One Championship, according to the company. ANSYS’ high-performance computing (HPC) solutions assist the Red Bull Racing team to optimize its car design in a virtual testing environment.

While fluid dynamics simulation technology is widely used to predict and manage air flows around F1 cars to increase performance, restrictions placed on all teams require accurate simulations. As a long-term user of ANSYS high-performance computing solutions, Red Bull Racing has benefited from recent technology advances. High-speed processors and related technologies are engaged to solve computationally intensive problems.

“To retain freedom to innovate and adapt the car quickly, we rely on a robust modeling process. This puts new designs on the track quickly. To accomplish our goal, we continually need to leverage technologies that help us introduce and evaluate new ideas. With a significant reduction in process times over the last three years, ANSYS HPC solutions have continued to be the tool of choice for us,” said Nathan Sykes, CFD team leader at Red Bull Racing.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.