The State of Simulation 2018: Lessons from the Simcenter Conference

I just got back from the US Simcenter Conference in Detroit, most of which I spent locked in a small room interviewing attendees on video about their experiences with our products, and of the confere…

Toyota Corolla: retrospective of the world’s most popular car (Part 1)

I recently went through Chris Beves’ post about Formula One aerodynamics history and realized that simulation can do much more than predicting the future. Indeed, it’s also interesting to l…

6 Advanced Methodologies for Gear Test Rig: Part 1

Gears. Gears are used since the middle ages. Should be settled science by now, right? That’s about what I thought when I started. However, after discussing with colleagues and digging into …

Going electric or how to get rid of range anxiety

Electrification is in the air and is everywhere. There’s not a week we don’t hear about a carmaker getting public about a new electric vehicle within a specific segment. If the electrification trend …

Webinar: Get on top of your game with the newest TPA methods

When I first joined Siemens PLM Software, Dirk De Vis, Vice-President of Simcenter Engineering and Consulting services, explained me the different types of projects his engineering team executes. Bef…

Bridging the timescale gap in CHT applications

It’s Sunday afternoon and I am pottering about in the kitchen cooking a Sunday roast. From the living room, I can hear my two children bickering about what they are going to play with. “Why don’t we …

Simcenter Testlab 18: Testlab Adds Fatigue Life

Simcenter Testlab 18 fatigue analysis capabilities make it easier to get more insights from load data measurements and quickly obtain fatigue results.

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…

The fastest chemistry solver on the CFD market?!

Designing next generation combustion systems is a true challenge today, with stricter and stricter emission regulations, competitive pressure to deliver shorter time-to-market to stay ahead of compet…