Boundary Layer Technologies Accelerates the Next Generation of Sustainable Transport on Rescale
Company Size
11-200
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Rescale Platform
- Ansys Fluent
Tech Stack
- Cloud Computing
- Simulation Software
Implementation Scale
- Pilot projects
Impact Metrics
- Innovation Output
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Marine & Shipping
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Digital Twin
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Boundary Layer Technologies is a category-defining company based in Alameda, California. Founded in 2018, the company is focused on designing small hydrofoil cargo ships that are set to disrupt the transportation industry. The company's hydrofoil cargo ships are designed to travel twice as fast as traditional cargo ships at a far lower cost than air travel. The company's innovative approach to marine transportation involves the use of an airplane wing under the water that lifts the hull up, allowing the ship to move faster. The company is led by CEO Edward Kearney and includes a team of dedicated engineers and designers.
The Challenge
Boundary Layer Technologies is a pioneering company that designs small hydrofoil cargo ships aimed at disrupting the transportation industry. The company's goal is to create a new class of vehicle that could revolutionize global trade. However, creating new technology is complex. A major challenge they faced was creating simulations that would account for free surface – the boundary between air and water – and cavitation effects on wing optimization. They also needed services that could handle the scale of their designs, as they were creating meshes that took hundreds of gigs of RAM that they could not fit on a local desktop.
The Solution
To overcome their challenges, Boundary Layer Technologies turned to Rescale. Rescale’s platform provided them with the simplified and optimized computing resources they required, allowing them to focus on the design. The platform ensured they had the latest software updates to continue their bleeding-edge research. In this case, the latest release of Ansys included an update that addressed a major design issue. Via the Rescale platform, the team had instant access to this update without any install or configuration. Rescale’s platform also allowed them to build these meshes remotely, enabling the small team at Boundary Layer Technologies to create complex designs without requiring the hardware or in-house IT support needed to make it happen.
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