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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Charging forward with STAR-ICE!

 
I hope, if you’ve read my previous blogs, you understand the importance of in-cylinder simulation as the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) isn’t going away any time soon.  Estimates indi…

The keys to a successful ground vibration test – congratulations, Airbus!

On June 7, 2018, Airbus announced the successful completion of the ground vibration test of the BelugaXL next-generation oversize cargo airlifter.  
 
That’s the kind of success story w…

How to virtually evaluate thousands of vehicle configurations?

Carmakers use system simulation to virtually balance performance attributes taking into account not only the performance of vehicle subsystems but also control strategies. However, today, a large div…

Going autonomous at SIA Vehicule Autonome 2018 in Paris

A few days after being back from the Autonomous Vehicle Technology World Expo 2018 in Stuttgart – which happened to be very exciting for us, thanks for asking – we’re hitting back the road and a…

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Who needs paper?

Do you? Sometimes paper seems like the best support to jot down ideas for your next simulation. On the first day of my first job, I was taken straight away to the office supply cabinet to stock up on…

Software architecture as automotive assembly line

 
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got” – Henry Ford said that. 
 
That was quite the assembly line did for manufacturing indus…

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

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….

Inside powertrain: a harsh environment for shakers

High Frequency Shaker installed in bearing mounting location A question that often arises about the high frequency shakers is their immunity against Automatic Transmission Fluid(ATF)? During the ins…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Assigning Material Properties to Solid Geometry

See how to assign different material properties to solid geometry while setting up a finite element model in this Femap tip and trick video.
Model creation methods and workflows are very flexible…