Laura Trappolini
Technical Product Manager

Laura Trappolini is a Technical Product Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software, specializing in Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) technology and turbomachinery solutions within Simcenter STAR-CCM+. She drives innovation in simulation workflows, focusing on fluid and thermal applications. With more than 10 years of experience in computational fluid dynamics, Laura leads product strategy and technical communication for SPH and turbomachinery developments, helping engineers unlock new performance insights through advanced modeling and faster turnaround time.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2510: SPH gearbox

From stardust to simulation: The power of SPH particle refinement

October 17, 2025

When I was eight years old, I received a telescope as a birthday gift. I vividly remember spending countless hours…

By Laura Trappolini
5 MIN READ
SPH on GPUs

Unlock faster SPH on GPUs, higher fidelity with surface tension, stronger on any operating system

October 23, 2024

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2410 enables SPH on GPUs, and any GPU-native solver on the Windows platform.

By Laura Trappolini and Karim Hamiche
5 MIN READ
Shifting gears with SPH inlet boundaries - SPH fluid injection

Smoother gear operation with SPH fluid injection

June 18, 2024

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2406 is here with expanded SPH capabilities! Now supporting fluid injection applications for vehicle water runoff and powertrain lubrication. Explore the new features!

By Laura Trappolini
4 MIN READ
SPH technology in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2402

To mesh or not to mesh: Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) coming to Simcenter STAR-CCM+

February 20, 2024

To mesh or not to mesh, that is the question… If Shakespeare’s Hamlet was a 21st-century computational fluid dynamics (CFD)…

By Laura Trappolini
7 MIN READ
Simcenter SPH Flow 2206 release - What's new?

Simcenter SPH Flow 2206 released! What’s new?

July 4, 2022

With Simcenter SPH Flow 2206, designers and analysts can run faster CFD simulations through efficient solid boundary condition treatment.

By Laura Trappolini
2 MIN READ
Simcenter SPH Flow 2202 released_What’s new

Simcenter SPH Flow 2202 released! What’s new?

March 9, 2022

Automotive engineers must leverage virtual testing through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation to ensure vehicle performance under all driving conditions…

By Laura Trappolini
3 MIN READ

Simcenter SPH Flow and Studio 2.3 released! What’s new?

November 2, 2021

Simcenter SPH Flow 2.3 delivers extended physical models & improved user experience to help designers/ CFD analysts produce better products

By Estelle Calohard and Laura Trappolini
2 MIN READ