Lufthansa technik uses ansys to develop and certify aeroshark technology for more sustainable aviation

Lufthansa technik uses ansys' simulation solutions to create and validate an aircraft coating technology inspired by shark skin that significantly reduces drag, fuel consumption, and co2 emissions / key highlights lufthansa technik integrates ansys' simulation solutions to develop and verify aeroshark, an innovative aircraft coating technology that imitates the characteristics of shark skin to reduce aircraft drag and friction by simulating the entire aircraft using ansys software, lufthansa technik was able to de-risk the technology for flight testing and drastically reduce time to certification pittsburgh , june 6, 2023 /prnewswire/ -- lufthansa technik, one of the world's leading providers of technical aircraft services, integrates ansys' (nasdaq: anss) simulation solutions to design and certify aeroshark, a biomimetic coating technology that emulates shark skin and significantly reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (co2) emissions. by leveraging ansys' computational fluid dynamics (cfd) and high-performance computing (hpc) technology, lufthansa technik and basf, a chemical company, designed the coating film with a subtle ribbed texture consisting of small elevations referred to as riblets.
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