David Mann
Principal Technical Product Manager

David Mann is a Principal Technical Product Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He is responsible for developing the roadmap and strategy for the Eulerian family of multiphase models and rheology in Simcenter STAR-CCM+. David has more than 30 years experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics across a wide range of industries and applications. In recent years he has been focusing on hybrid multiphase to allow real world multiphase applications to be modeled efficiently and accurately by using multiple models together.

Accelerate multiphase CFD with GPU-native Volume Of Fluid (VOF) and Mixture Multiphase (MMP) solvers

Accelerate multiphase CFD with GPU-native Volume Of Fluid (VOF) and Mixture Multiphase (MMP) solvers

February 11, 2026
Accelerate multiphase CFD with GPU -enabled VOF and MMP solvers in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2602
By David Mann
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Mixture Multiphase – 3 great enhancements that put mixtures at the heart of hybrid multiphase CFD

Mixture Multiphase – 3 great enhancements that put mixtures at the heart of hybrid multiphase CFD

June 28, 2024
In Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2406, Mixture Multiphase (MMP) has been put at the heart of hybrid multiphase to enable applications such as e-motor cooling.
By David Mann
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Shift gears for VOF simulation speed-up with Implicit Multistep 

Shift gears for VOF simulation speed-up with Implicit Multistep 

March 22, 2022
Obtain massive VOF simulation speed-up with Implicit Multistep in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2022.1
By David Mann
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Unlocking the potential of hybrid multiphase CFD simulation

Unlocking the potential of hybrid multiphase CFD simulation

June 11, 2021
Adaptive mesh refinement together with fluid film is a game changing technology that unlocks the power of hybrid multiphase CFD simulation. Available with Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2021.2.
By David Mann
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Breaking the Courant Number barrier for multiphase flow

Breaking the Courant Number barrier for multiphase flow

October 22, 2020
Multiphase CFD simulation and Courant Number Aliens had just crashed in New Mexico (allegedly), India and Pakistan had just gained...
By David Mann
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Affordable Accuracy – VOF to Lagrangian Resolved Transition

Affordable Accuracy – VOF to Lagrangian Resolved Transition

October 9, 2020
Something has been digging up our lawn. Every meter or so there is a hole. I remember now that this...
By David Mann
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Keeping it real with Hybrid Multiphase

Keeping it real with Hybrid Multiphase

May 14, 2020
Around the turn of the Millennium, I was tempted to move away from Engineering, and took a postgraduate course in...
By David Mann
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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Get into your stride with VOF Multi-Step

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Get into your stride with VOF Multi-Step

June 8, 2018
One of the highlights of the elementary school sports day when I was growing up was the three legged race where one participant would have their left ankle tied to the right ankle of their team mate....
By David Mann
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