Chapter 981 This is the technology we started with


    Since Professor Jameson has said this, Hertz no longer dwells on the issue of fairness and starts thinking about specific solutions:


    “I have seen the process of that competition before. Each school can only send one 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 no problem:


    “Although our software is not widely used in the business world, it has been rapidly promoted in schools and scientific research institutions in recent years. It is not difficult to find people who can use it skillfully.”


    “CFD is our area of ??strength. As long as we conduct some targeted training before the competition, we should be able to pass it easily.”


    As he spoke, he slowly returned to the conference table:


    “In addition, having preliminary competition restrictions is actually a good thing for us.”


    “The preliminary competition is held online, and there is no strict time limit, which means that participating teams have the opportunity to compare a variety of different calculation tools, and it is easy to discover the advantages of our COMSOL in CFD problems.”


    “I have also specifically confirmed that the 2.0 version of TORCMultiphysics will be officially released on the evening of the first day of the conference. Therefore, during the entire competition stage, only the existing version should be used, and it is impossible 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 testing situation,


    At least Hertz was completely convinced:


    “In this case... our company can promise to bear all the entry fees for all contestants who use COMSOL software and participate in the finals. If they win, we will provide an equal amount of rewards in addition to the bonuses provided by the competition.”


    ??As the person in charge of the North American region, Hertz has quite a lot of resources at his disposal. Sponsoring more than a dozen teams is not a problem for them at all.


    As for the subsequent bonus…


    ??If COMSOL can win an award 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 tapped lightly on the table, obviously in a good mood:


    “In addition, considering that most graduate students may have less project experience, I also have some actual cases of using the finite volume method to solve CFD problems in the past, which can help them adapt in advance...”


    …”


    In short, with various intentional and unintentional promotions, the influence of this Numerical Algorithms and Computational Science Conference has become increasingly high.


    So much so that after the New Year holiday, on the first day he returned to work, Song Jingming, who was in charge of the matter, hurriedly reported the situation to Chang Haonan.


    “The expected number of participants has increased by 50% compared to the previous year?”


    Chang Haonan looked at the statistical report in his hand and was a little confused about the situation for a while:


    “Lao Song, our conference... still has some participation thresholds, and the review cannot be too relaxed..."


    Although his original purpose was to further enhance Torch Group’s leadership position in the field of numerical computing, it is definitely not that the more participants, the better.


    On the premise of ensuring scale, it must also maintain sufficient competitiveness.


    At least the big guys attending the meeting must not feel embarrassed.


    “Mr. Chang, the review threshold has never changed.”


    ?Song Jingming quickly explained:


    “Except for a few special guests, participants must have valid scientific research results related to their field, or a letter of recommendation issued by the company.”


    “The reason why so many people suddenly came out was mainly because the topic of the competition was determined to be computational fluid dynamics, which led to many companies and research institutions in the chemical industry becoming interested. They called us or wrote us to ask if they still wanted to participate. There is a need for nominal sponsorship.”


    “Although the list of sponsors cannot be updated, we cannot 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 suddenly understood.


    This is an expansion of the circle.


    “The problem now is that although we don’t have to pay for the food and accommodation of these participants, we still have to find a place to house them. The rooms in the several hotels we contacted before are already quite tight..."


    Song Jingming was halfway through speaking, and there was even a little sweat on his forehead—


    Not bearing the cost of food and accommodation means not reimbursing money, but not really ignoring it at all.


    Food is not bad. In such a big capital, no one will go hungry.


    But Su is different.


    In China, you can’t just find a hotel to receive foreigners.


    You must have foreign-related qualifications.


    ?This thing will basically be something you can apply for in 20 years, but it is still relatively rare now.


    Even in the capital.


    Especially when there are so many people.


    ?As a conference organizer, if you let participants sleep on the street, it would be huge news no matter where you put it.


    "Well, let me first contact the hotels affiliated with several brother units within the Science and Technology Commission system. If it is not enough, I will consider looking for support from the capital."


    Faced with this situation, Chang Haonan’s first thought was naturally internal digestion.


    Firstly, communication and coordination are convenient, and secondly, the good news does not flow to outsiders.


    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. 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 computing tools in the finals.”


    "The problem is that our domestic numerical calculation-related courses basically use the textbook I compiled back then... I asked almost no one who has had in-depth contact with COMSOLM Multiphysics... Although the operating logic of this type of software is quite different, it is best to Give it special training, otherwise if you use it too unfamiliarly, it will be easy to reveal your secrets..."


    …”


    …


    Due to the Spring Festival holiday in the middle, the whole of 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 there are still some people who don’t have such a long rest time.


    For example, 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 other three 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 his hand:


    “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..."


    Just one 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 of them met Dr. Charles Edelsteiner, who was in charge of the Falcon Z project.


    According to convention, data is stored on hard drives, not paper copies.


    Hence, 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 was 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.


    Whoever thought it would be six months ahead of schedule.


    This wave has almost directly dispelled all concerns about project delays—


    Even in the worst case scenario, the SeA650 engine cannot be installed as planned, and 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 you.


    But he remembered what happened many years ago when he first met Chang Haonan.


    After the latter entered the research group of Academician Du Yishan and was successfully promoted from a student to his junior disciple, the first project he took on 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:


    “Actually, the first time we entered the field of civil aircraft design was based on first-hand airfoil optimization technology.”


    “This is a matter of housekeeping...”


    (End of this chapter)