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Spinoff story
Go With the Flow
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Based on work begun in the 1970s, Analytical Methods, Inc. (AMI) developed computation fluid dynamics (CFD) technology called VSAERO. VSAERO can image aerodynamic flows and has been used in a number of unique designs such as the U.S. sailboat used in the 1996 America's Cup, solar automobiles, and solar airplanes. VSAERO is applicable to fluid flow problems in aerospace, aeronautical, automotive, and marine engineering.