Sector: Cross-sector
Lead Organisation: PsiQuantum
Project Partners: Rolls-Royce PLC, STFC Hartree Centre
Observers: NQCC
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are essential for companies like Rolls‑Royce to design quieter, cleaner, and more efficient engines. However, industrial‑scale calculations can push even the largest supercomputers to their limits and take a long time to run. This proof‑of‑concept project, led by PsiQuantum in collaboration with Rolls‑Royce and the Hartree Centre, investigated resource‑efficient ways of loading CFD‑derived data into fault‑tolerant quantum computers, with the goal of reducing overheads and helping to unlock future quantum‑accelerated CFD workflows for aerospace and other high‑value engineering applications.