At the national Supercomputing Guangzhou Center 2021 Supercomputing Innovation and Application Conference held on December 3, the "Tianhe Star" Outstanding Application Award was selected after layers of selection. The purpose of the award is to promote the integration and innovation of supercomputing and new technologies, and encourage users to explore and make full use of supercomputing resources to carry out research projects with scientific, economic, social and livelihood value.

In 2021, the Center for Research in Aerodynamics, Acoustics and Noise Control Technologies (AANTC) won the award for its research project "Numerical Simulation and Drag Reduction Optimization design for Single-vehicle Aerodynamics". Over the past few years, the research team has applied advanced technologies from aviation and FORMULA 1 racing to competitive sports using advanced computational fluid dynamics methods. Special, through cooperation with Olympic team, recover the real model of elite athletes, at the same time, combined with advanced sports wind tunnel test measurement, the size of wind speed, cycling posture, cycling equipment, bicycle parts, motion and so on factors to evaluate the overall size of the wind resistance and optimization, to help athletes improve performance effectively, enhance the social influence. In addition, numerical calculation also provides the flow field distribution of different body parts, which helps to optimize the design of cycling clothing. In addition, the team examined the effect of wake characteristics on aerodynamics during overtaking between competitors, providing a basis for the development of effective race measurements. For now, the research team will continue to work with professional sports teams to study the aerodynamics of high-performance sports such as cycling and windsurfing (windsurfing). The results of the research will help coaches and athletes improve their training as well as carry out basic scientific research.