The objective of this project is to improve the understanding of fluid dynamics over sports equipment designed for drag reduction through the understanding and control of boundary layer flows. The optimisation of equipment can be used to reduce drag, increase lift, or induce some other useful force.

Project staff and support

Luisa Pruessner (Postgraduate Associate, UCL)
Frank Smith (Academic supervisor, UCL)
Rob Lewis (Industrial supervisor, TotalSim)
Scott Drawer (Advisor, UK Sport)

This project is being carried out at UCL, in conjunction with TotalSim and UK Sport. It is supported by an EPSRC industrial CASE award. Start date: October 2008; duration: 3.5 years.