Virtual Towing Tank & Wind Tunnel

Cape Horn Engineering, reading the new wind

Cape Horn Engineering has experience in industry leading design projects, including the America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race. Results have made us extremely confident in our numerical simulations and show that our viscous Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models are superior alternatives to traditional testing. Our methods have been proven time and again in a wide variety of marine applications including sailing yachts, power boats, high speed vessels, planing craft, advanced and unconventional hull platforms, and commercial cargo ships.

Our system has developed in the America's Cup environment, which requires rigorous testing and validation to remain competitive at the highest level. The difference between two design candidates can be smaller than the experimental error in running the same towing tank test twice. Numerical simulations eliminate this problem and offer fundamental advantages over physical testing: the ability to use full scale models, easy ways to understand and visualize flow phenomena and save time and money.

At Cape Horn Engineering we are very proud to continue our work for America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race campaigns. These latest projects rely solely on our CFD and show that tank tests are now unnecessary. Our references, know-how and resources speak for themselves. Find out more about what we can offer by visiting the links at the top of the page.

Industries

  • The yacht design community
  • The marine industry in general
  • The offshore industry
  • Research programs

Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

  • Wave induced motions and loads
  • Calm water performance
  • Appendage optimization
  • Sails and rig optimization
  • More ...