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 …

Cross-Pollination: How to be less of a “gnarly old engineer”

Expertise is a wonderful thing.
 
I don’t know about you, but for much of my early engineering career, I was in awe of the gnarly old engineers in the corners of the office, in a better-a…

Cementing the future of rotary kilns through simulation and intelligent design exploration

On a recent trail run along the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains near my home, I ran alongside the beautiful Lexington Reservoir. Curious to learn about why and when the reservoir was constructe…

Extending aircraft utility in cold weather through Multiphysics Simulation

 
The market for ice protection and deicing technology is estimated to be in the 100s of millions a year. For large civilian aircraft that need to fly in cold weather conditions, icing is the …

The sense of virtual sensors

While old-timers are entirely mechanical, our vehicles are full of electronics. And thus with sensors. Sensors provide information well beyond speed and fuel levels. They deliver a limitless amo…

Many physical domains and applications in one system simulation tool

Many simulation tools exist. But a lot of them are mainly dedicated to a single physical domain: fluids, electrics, mechanics or thermal, for instance. Others are more dedicated to an application suc…

Wanna save some energy?

In the high-speed rollercoaster of automotive engineering today, one thing is about as certain as taxes: energy efficiency will remain a top priority for all OEMs venturing to stay in the race. No ma…

Score more goals with Simcenter Amesim

Have you ever dreamed of being the best football player the world has ever seen?
 
As a fellow World Cup fan, I am very pleased to announce the creation of our Simcenter Amesim Football li…

Composites Curing: A Recipe for Success

The manufacture of thermoset composites (referred to as composites curing) has to-date followed a very similar artistic process, and the challenge is to find the right recipe.