“What I do find is that certainly on the aerodynamics [side] now, because CFD is such a great tool in terms of being able to visualise [things], you can start to understand the flow fields much more easily than the old days,” he explained.
“It will be looking at the CFD, trying to understand the vortex structures, the losses, the pressure fields, then working away on some details and some ideas. Quite often I find I get stuck, and I walk away, then a new idea might pop up – annoyingly sometimes in the middle of the night!
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“I always used to get up [immediately] and scribble it down, then sometimes I’d get up in the morning and…