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10 Nov 2015Martyn Prince will be in attendance at the METS Trade Show on Tuesday 17th. If you would like to discuss a specific project or find out more about what services the Wolfson Unit can offer you then please e-mail Martyn on the following link to arrange an appointment.
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11 Sep 2015The Wolfson Unit have been assisting in the design of an innovative tourist attraction to be based in Bath city centre. AquEye is a 65m long cantilever structure that supports a viewing pod, allowing views over the city. -
20 May 2015Excitement is building at the University of Southampton as the new 138 metre ship model basin nears the end of the construction phase. The building structural elements are complete, external cladding is being fitted and services are being installed.
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01 Apr 2015The Wolfson Unit has been involved in the development of the new Superyacht handicap system (ORCsy) which was used successfully at the recent Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht and St Barths Bucket Regattas.
In co-operation with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) and the Super Yacht Racing Association (SYRA), the Unit has helped, from initial research to implementation.
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29 Jan 2015There are some common misconceptions regarding which tool is most appropriate to answer the questions encountered in the design process. The state of the art in CFD is rapidly changing so we are looking essentially at a snapshot in time but the guidelines below should be applicable for a while yet.
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23 Dec 2014The Wolfson Unit has been chosen as one of three exhibitors to showcase their expertise in a four year exhibition held at the Science Museum in London called ‘Engineer Your Future’. The exhibition’s primary sponsor is National Grid and with additional support from Engineering UK and the Royal Academy of Engineering and is aimed at 11-15 year olds.
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04 Apr 2014The Wolfson Unit takes part in the European network E-Lass which aims to promote the application of composite materials in the maritime industry, enable the exchange of information and knowledge and initiate collaborations between industry, research and academia. The network is coordinated by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden.
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01 Apr 2014The Wolfson Unit have recently conducted CFD consultancy work for the Met Office, simulating the flow around a weather balloon launch shed. Detached eddy simulation (DES) was used, a method which resolves the large scale turbulent motions in the flow and captures more of the flow physics than more commonly used Reynolds averaged (RANS) approaches.
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13 Feb 2014These are exciting times for the Wolfson Unit and all those at the University of Southampton with an interest in marine technology. The new towing tank represents a great opportunity for us to develop and expand our core services for the benefit of our existing clients, and to extend the service to others.
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28 Nov 2013The Wolfson Unit MTIA will be attending 12th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST 2013) which will take place in Amsterdam, 2 - 5 December 2013.
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