Containing aircraft engine failure

Accounting for the unbalanced load by the use of rotor dynamics software ensured the engine failure of UA 328 was contained.

DIC pattern on aircraft during GVT

Digital Image Correlation (DIC) for Aircraft GVT

The DIC technique offers capabilities to accelerate modal testing and get deeper insights into structural dynamics during aircraft GVT.

Perseverance Touching Down on Mars

Perseverance: what’s the weather on Mars?

Centro de Astrobiología – INTA uses Simcenter FLOEFD to design the MEDA weather station on the Perseverance rover

Three reasons why aerospace CFD in the cloud gets you ready for take-off

Resurgence of a classic tool What do wind tunnels and vinyl records have in common? Well, we consider both old…

Personal invites for the Testing in the digital age conference

‘Testing in the digital age‘ conference is fast approaching. One of the bright sides of the current pandemic is that…

Gas Turbine CFD requires sophisticated data vizualization

Gas Turbine CFD – Driving Innovation with Data and Insight

Once upon a time in a world without gas turbine CFD simulation…

Manager: The design team came up with a new blade concept, but they need to know the maximum possible temperature in the machine.
Test engineer: Uhh…

Airbus Helicopters H160 ANH

Airbus Helicopters: simulation and virtual aircraft

We sat down with Nicolas Damiani, an expert in simulation and operational analysis with Airbus Helicopters, to talk about the future of digitalization.

Saving the planet, one turbine simulation at a time

Can a turbine simulation save the planet? One simulation alone is not enough. But many people working together are making a difference.

Crack propagation in composites and how to avoid it: A DLR case study

Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) have become especially popular in space applications due to their ability to withstand extremely high temperatures. At the German Aerospace Center (DLR), researchers are investigating the use of CMC components for high-temperatures and demanding-environment applications.