The Wave 100 Collection – Man-made Surfing Barrel

One of 100 numerical simulations (CFD) images uniquely generated during the process of designing and building artificial waves for surfing. These images, resulting of fluid mechanics high performance computations, are a mean for me to leave a permanent print of my work and share some cool aspects of scientific research and CFD. And, of course, show how the wave has been predicted and designed. These are my own creation, from CAD file to post-processing, and cover over 10 years of research. From the introduction to CFD to the final design of the first 6ft+ artificial wave for professional and recreational surfing. Alex Poirot.