Search Results - Computational Fluid Dynamics
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The sub 2-h official marathon is possible: Developing a drafting strategy for a historic breakthrough in sports
Fernandes, G. D., Gandur, N. L., Santos, D., Maldonado, V.Published in Sports Medicine - Open (2025)“…Results In this study, the drag of a realistic model of a male runner is calculated by computational fluid dynamics for a range of velocities. …”
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Propulsive and braking contribution of the lower limbs, trunk, and upper limbs during underwater undulatory swimming calculated from vortices distribution: A simulation study
Tanaka, T., Hashizume, S., Kurihara, T., Isaka, T.Published in Journal of Biomechanics (2025)“…Vortex generation was obtained using computational fluid dynamics, and the fluid force of six vortices was determined from the vortex circulation, swimmers' segment velocity, and length. …”
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Simulating vortex generation to investigate the propulsive and braking mechanisms of breaststroke kick using computational fluid dynamics on a breaststroke swimmer
Tanaka, T., Hayashi, T., Isaka, T.Published in Journal of Biomechanics (2024)“…This study aimed to reveal the propulsive and braking mechanisms of breaststroke kicks by simulating vortex generation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Kinematic data during the breaststroke kick and a three-dimensional digital model were collected to conduct CFD for a male breaststroke swimmer. …”
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Wearable pressure sensors for swimming thrust analysis: a validation study
Coloretti, V., Russo, G., Fantozzi, S., Cortesi, M.Published in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4-7 July 2023, Paris, France (2023)“…To assess thrust force, indirect techniques (video-based analysis or computational fluid dynamic) are more time-consuming than direct ones (tethered swimming with load cell or pressure sensors system). …”
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Drafting of two passive swimmer scale models for open-water races
Bolon, B., Pretot, C., Clanet, C., Larrarte, F., Carmigniani, R.Published in Physical Review Fluids (2023)“…The interaction is quantified for a large range of relative positions and for three speeds corresponding to cruising, average, and sprint swimming. The associated computational fluid dynamics study using OpenFoam allows us to determine the relative positions that optimize the drafting during an open-water race: just behind a lead swimmer or at the level of the hip of a neighbor, with reductions of drag of 40% and 30%, respectively.…”
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Against negative splitting: the case for alternative pacing strategies for elite marathon athletes in official events
Fernandes, G. D., Maldonado, V.Published in arXiv e-print repository (2023)“…Methods We evaluated the performance of an elite marathon runner from an energetic standpoint, including drag values obtained through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In varying simulations for different pacing strategies, the energy for both the main runner and his pacer were conserved and the total race time was calculated. …”
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Validity and reliability of the wireless pressure sensor for aquatic activities and its ecological usefulness for swimming propulsion analysis
Coloretti, V., Russo, G., Fantozzi, S., Cortesi, M.Published in XIVth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming Proceedings (2023)“…The latter methods extrapolate Ft directly, such as tethered-swimming or pressure sensors, while the former includes computational fluid dynamics, inverse dynamic estimation and Ft estimation from the swimmer`s active drag (Da)(Santos et al., 2021; Takagi et al., 2021). …”
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Aerodynamic interaction between in-line runners: new insights on the drafting strategy in running
Beaumont, F., Legrand, F., Bogard, F., Murer, S., Vernede, V., Polidori, G.Published in Sports Biomechanics (2021)“…This study aims at modelling the aerodynamic interaction between a world-class runner and several pacers running in line, the objective being to determine the best drafting position in terms of potential speed gain and running time. Computational Fluid Dynamics calculations were performed to determine the aerodynamic drag forces exerted on the runners. …”
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Impact of kinematic modification in the underwater undulatory swimming performance of a swimmer
Audot, D. A. G., Hudson, D. A., Warner, M., Banks, J.Published in ISBS Proceedings Archive (Michigan) (2023)“…The kinematics (10 in total) were inputted in an unsteady 2D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver, Lily Pad. …”
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Aerodynamic effects and performance improvements of running in drafting formations
Schickhofer, L., Hanson, H.Published in Journal of Biomechanics (2021)“…In this study, the aerodynamics of a realistic model of a female runner is calculated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations at four running speeds of 15 km h-1, 18 km h-1, 21 km h-1, and 36 km h-1. …”
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A body force model to assess the impact of a swimmer`s arm on propelled swimming resistance
Banks, J., Phillips, A. B., Hudson, D. A., Turnock, S. R.Published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology (2021)“…The dynamic forces acting on a swimmer`s body are notoriously difficult to measure experimentally, thus motivating many researchers to use computational fluid dynamics to assess the propulsion and resistance forces. …”
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Are runners more prone to become infected with COVID-19? An approach from the raindrop collisional model
Arias , F. J.Published in Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise (2021)“…Utilizing the raindrop collisional model and with the help of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), it is shown that the probability of collision with respiratory droplets is not always increasing with the approaching velocity of the runner but rather there is a maximum velocity threshold at which the efficiency of collision drops.…”
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How does aerodynamics influence physiological responses in middle-distance running drafting?
Beaumont, F., Bogard, F., Murer, S., Polidori, G., Madaci, F., Taiar, R.Published in Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems (2019)“…A simulation model based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods are used to analyze aerodynamic effects while physiological parameters are experimentally recorded using a lightweight ambulatory respiratory gas exchange system (Cosmed K5©). …”
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Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics of the axial flow generated by the rotation of an arm in swimming
Samson, M., Monnet, T., Lacouture, P., David, L.Published in XIII th International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming Proceedings (2018)“…Computational Fluid Dynamics…”
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Coordination dynamics of upper limbs in swimming: Effects of speed and fluid flow manipulation
Guignard, B., Rouard, A., Chollet, D., Bonifazi, M., Dalla Vedova , D., Hart, J., Seifert, L.Published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2020)“…Purpose: Motor outputs are governed by dynamics organized around stable states and spontaneous transitions: we seek to investigate the swimmers` motor behavior flexibility as a function of speed and aquatic environment manipulations. …”
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Studying the effects of asymmetry on freestyle swimming using smoothed particle hydrodynamics
Cohen, R. C. Z., Cleary, P. W., Mason, B. R., Pease, D. L.Published in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (2020)“…Computational Fluid Dynamics…”
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A systematic review of propulsion from the flutter kick - What can we learn from the dolphin kick
Andersen, J. T., Sanders, R. H.Published in Journal of Sports Sciences (2018)“…Visualisation and simulation techniques, such as particle image velocimetry (PIV) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), are non-invasive tools that can effectively model water flow without impacting swimming technique. …”
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Analysing the aerodynamics of the fastest ever marathon
Published in The Engineer (2017)“…In order to determine just how much influence "aerodynamic trickery" had in getting Kipchoge within 26 seconds of the mythical 2 hour barrier, we decided to run a series of computational fluid dynamics using STAR-CCM+, which is part of Siemens` Simcenter portfolio of simulation tools.…”