The military-industrial scientific research system of the academic master.

Since Professor Jameson had said so, Hirsch stopped worrying about the issue of fairness and began to think about specific solutions:

"I've seen the process of that competition before. Each school can only send one representative team to participate in the finals, so we have to consider how to pass the preliminary round first..."

The former, on the other hand, looked very relaxed and waved his hand to indicate that it was no problem:

"Although our software is not widely used in the business world, it has been widely promoted in schools and research institutions in recent years. It is not difficult to find people who can use it proficiently."

“CFD is our strong area. As long as we conduct some targeted training before the competition, it should be easy to pass.”

As he spoke, he slowly returned to the conference table:

“Also, having the preliminary round restrictions is actually a good thing for us.”

“The preliminary round was held online and was not strictly timed, which meant that the participating teams had the opportunity to compare a variety of different computational tools and it was easy to find the advantages of our COMSOL for CFD problems.”

"I have also confirmed that version 2.0 of TORCH Multiphysics will be officially released on the evening of the first day of the conference, so during the entire competition, they should only be able to use the existing version, and it is even more impossible for them to surpass us in efficiency."

This explanation is clear and logical, and is indeed very convincing.

And, judging from the feedback we have received so far and the test results,

At least, Hertz was completely convinced:

"In this case... our company can promise to cover all the competition expenses for all contestants who use COMSOL software and participate in the finals. If they win, they will be given an additional reward of the same amount in addition to the prize money provided by the competition."

As the head of the North American region, Hertz has abundant resources at his disposal, and sponsoring more than a dozen teams is not a problem for them.

As for the bonus later...

If COMSOL can win a prize in a competition sponsored by a competitor, the publicity value of this event itself cannot be calculated in terms of money...

"I will contact some old friends who work in the university and ask them to take the lead in forming a team for the competition."

Jameson tapped his fingers lightly on the table, clearly in a good mood:

"In addition, considering that most graduate students may have little project experience, I also have some practical examples of using the finite volume method to solve CFD problems in the past, so that they can adapt in advance..."

"..."

In short, with various intentional and unintentional promotions, the influence of this Conference on Numerical Algorithms and Computational Science is becoming increasingly higher.

So much so that after the New Year holiday, on the first day back to work, Song Jingming, who was in charge of the matter, hurriedly reported the situation to Chang Haonan.

“The expected number of participants has increased by 50% compared to the statistics before the New Year?”

Chang Haonan looked at the statistical report in his hand and was a little confused for a moment:

"Old Song, our conference... still has some entry thresholds, and the review can't be too lenient..."

Although his original goal was to further enhance Torch Group's leadership in the field of numerical computing, it definitely does not mean that the more participants the better.

While ensuring the scale, it is also necessary to maintain a sufficient level of quality.

At least we shouldn't let the bigwigs attending the conference feel embarrassed.

"Boss Chang, the review threshold has never changed."

Song Jingming quickly explained:

"Except for a few specially invited guests, participants must have valid scientific research results related to their field, or a letter of recommendation issued by the company."

"The reason why so many people suddenly showed up is mainly because the topic of the competition was determined to be computational fluid dynamics, which led to a number of chemical industry companies and research institutions becoming interested and calling or writing to us to ask if there were any more needs for nominal sponsorship."

“Although the list of sponsors cannot be updated, we cannot stop others from sending corporate representatives here…After the news spread, many scholars and students in related majors submitted applications to attend the conference or participate in the competition…”

Chang Haonan suddenly understood.

This is expanding the circle.

"The problem now is that although we don't have to bear the cost of food and lodging for these participants, we still have to find a place to accommodate them. The rooms in the several hotels we contacted before are already quite tight..."

Song Jingming was halfway through his speech when he even started to sweat a little on his forehead.

Not bearing the cost of food and accommodation means not reimbursing the money, not that we don’t care at all.

The food is not so bad. In such a big city like Beijing, no one will go hungry.

But the accommodation is different.

In China, you can't just find any hotel to accommodate foreigners.

You need foreign-related qualifications.

This thing will basically be something you can get by applying for it in 20 years, but it is still relatively rare right now.

It's the same even in the capital.

Especially when there are so many people.

As the organizer of the conference, if you let the participants sleep on the streets, it will be shocking news no matter where it is published.

"How about this, I will first contact the hotels and guesthouses under the several brother units in the Science and Technology Commission system. If that is still not enough, I will consider seeking support from Beijing."

Faced with this situation, Chang Haonan's first thought was naturally to digest the problem internally.

Firstly, it facilitates communication and coordination, and secondly, it keeps the benefits within the family.

After all, at the beginning of the 21st century, the average consumption capacity of foreigners is still significantly higher than that of the general domestic population.

After hearing Chang Haonan's answer, Song Jingming finally breathed a sigh of relief:

"Okay, with your support, we feel more confident."

"By the way, there's one more thing."

Before the latter left, Chang Haonan suddenly called him back:

"When you go back, ask Professor Liu to find two people from their business department who are familiar with the operation of COMSOL Multiphysics and have them report to me as soon as possible."

Faced with this request, a trace of confusion flashed in Song Jingming's eyes.

Fortunately, Chang Haonan quickly gave further explanation:

"I was worried that all the foreign teams would use our software to compete, so we couldn't make any comparisons. So I found two other schools and asked them to use COMSOL's calculation tools in the finals."

"The problem is that most of the numerical computing courses in our country use the textbook I compiled back then... I asked around and found that almost no one has had in-depth exposure to COMSOL Multiphysics... Although the operating logic of this type of software is similar, it is best to get special training, otherwise it will be easy to be exposed if you are too unfamiliar with it..."

"..."

……

Because the Spring Festival holiday lies in the middle, the whole February seems to be divided into two halves.

In short, I still don’t have any specific feelings, and it’s already the end of the month.

For most Chinese people, it is usually not until after the Lantern Festival that they can gradually return to normal work.

But some people don't have such a long rest time.

For example, Liu Hongbo.

Just two days after the Spring Festival holiday, he took the wing design optimized by his team and flew to France with two assistants.

After all, Falcon Z was a project initiated by Dassault and was responsible for the overall design, while the Aero Engines Group only undertook part of the task.

However, the proportion of this part seems to be a bit too high...

Due to the time difference, Liu Hongbo and his two companions boarded the plane early in the morning, and by the time they got off the plane, it was only noon local time.

After much thought, he decided to hand over the work as soon as possible.

"Manager, why don't we go back to the hotel and clean up first?"

After getting into the car arranged by Dassault, an assistant looked at Liu Hongbo's slightly messy hair and haggard face, and asked with some concern.

"Long nights and many dreams."

Liu Hongbo shook his head, then patted the locked metal code box beside him:

"You may not know this because it's your first time abroad, but thieves are rampant in Paris. The longer your things stay in our hands, the more trouble we'll have..."

With just one sentence, the other two people in the car had a completely new concept of this place...

Fortunately, the journey to Dassault Group was relatively smooth.

After a simple reception, the three met Dr. Charles Edelsteiner, who was in charge of the Falcon Z project.

As a rule, data is stored on hard drives, not in paper form.

Therefore, the handover process was directly placed in the design department's computer room.

"To be honest, I never expected that, in addition to the fuselage part which already had a mature design, the first design for the entire aircraft was actually this ultra-high-speed wing..."

While waiting for the data to be imported, Edsteiner said to Liu Hongbo with some emotion.

Originally, his minimum expectation was to get the wing plan before the end of the third quarter, so that he could barely catch up with the schedule for the Falcon Z's first flight in 2003.

Who would have thought it would be brought forward by half a year.

This wave almost directly dispelled all concerns about project delays——

Even in the worst case scenario, if the SeA650 engine cannot be installed as planned, other models can be temporarily used for the first flight so as not to affect the progress of the entire project.

Liu Hongbo, who was standing by, burst out laughing when he heard this.

Of course I'm not being sarcastic.

Instead, he recalled what happened many years ago when he first met Chang Haonan.

After joining the research group of Academician Du Yishan and successfully being promoted from a student to his junior, the latter's first project was to calculate the critical flutter speed of the Xian MA60 wing.

"Doctor, you may not know much about the history of our group."

Liu Hongbo shook his head and put the memories behind him for the time being:

“In fact, our first foray into civil aircraft design was based on our wing optimization technology.”

"This is a housekeeping skill..."