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The Aerodynamics of a Marathon World Record

In the early hours of Saturday, May 6, at the Monza motor racing circuit in Italy, Eliud Kipchoge ran 26.2 miles in 2 hours and 25 seconds, beating the existing marathon world record by 2 minutes and…


Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: What’s New?

The latest release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ will help you to engineer innovation.
 
 
 
Driven by the competing demands of evolving customer expectations and increased emis…


2018 Simcenter Conference: Why you NEED to attend.

Engineering can often be a lonely pursuit. For all the talk of “teamwork” and “collaboration,” most simulation engineers spend a significant amount of their working week alone in a cubicle staring (o…


Preview: Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04

The latest release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ will help you to engineer innovation.
 
 
 
Driven by the competing demands of evolving customer expectations and increased emis…


Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.02: What’s New?

The latest release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ is focused on helping you to engineer innovation.
 
 
 
With v13.02, you will have stronger insight into key influences on your…


STAR-ICE: Engine simulation in Simcenter STAR-CCM+

While we all continuously hear about the electrification of automotive powertrains, the reality is that the internal combustion engine will not disappear anytime soon and, in fact, will be a staple o…


How a Simulation Resistant Marine Industry is Failing Us All

The past 25 years have seen unprecedented levels of innovation in the transportation industries. Driven by a combination of government regulation and aggressive consumer demand, aerospace and automot…


Top Tips from a Recovering Simulation Engineer

It occurred to me just the other day, that I’ve now been a simulation engineer for over 25 years (despite my youthful good looks, I really am that old). Back in the early 90s, when I fired up pro-STA…


The Signal and the Noise: Lessons for the Simulation Community from the Failure to Predict the Outcome of the 2016 Presidential Election

Don’t worry, this blog has nothing to do with politics. Instead, I wanted to spend some time trying to understand the lessons that we as engineers can learn from the failure of the prediction communi…