Preparatory CFD work
Wave-generation and validation work in ANSYS Fluent prepared the foundation for later studies.
ESTABLISHED 2025
Our history
Research, research training and the people who brought Nabla Lab together.
Nabla Lab was established on 1 March 2025. Our story began with earlier CFD work, and continues through shared research interests and academic connections.
OpenFOAM environment
An OpenFOAM and Ubuntu environment was established.
First OpenFOAM case
The first waves2Foam/OpenFOAM case was set up on 26 February; the toolbox was loaded on 28 February.
Nabla Lab established
Nabla Lab was established as a student-led group; Yu Zhao was invited to join.
Gap-resonance study
The gap-resonance study began.
Key technical progress
Progress was made on key techniques for the study.
Zhuoxi Hu invited to join
Zhuoxi Hu was invited to join Nabla Lab.
Main CFD work completed
The main CFD work for the gap-resonance study was completed.
Analysis, figures and writing
Results were revisited, with data analysis, figure preparation and writing continuing through early November.
Writing and revision
Manuscript writing and revisions continued, with completion on 14 December.
Zhirui Ju invited to join
Zhirui Ju was invited to join Nabla Lab.
Submitted to Ocean Engineering
A manuscript was submitted to Ocean Engineering.
Published in Ocean Engineering
The gap-resonance paper by Yongqi Yuan, Jiahe Tian and Yu Zhao was published online as the version of record in Ocean Engineering.
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The Nabla Lab website brings the community together at nabla.ac.cn.