Engine design study with Simcenter Amesim 17 & Simcenter STAR-CCM+

Among the many factors which directly influence engine performance on a whole operating range, one that needs to be tackled by design engineers is the influence of the intake line geometry on air ind…

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…

Vessel hybridization, too ambitious you said?

In one of his  previous article  Jan Van Os, vice president of marine industry strategy for Siemens PLM Software, explains how digitalization in the shipbuilding industry supports the oppor…

Failure mode and effect analysis: don’t solely trust your experts

S-FMEAs (System Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and dysfunctional analysis in general are becoming cornerstones of product development when it comes to autonomous vehicles. As an example, fun…

Simcenter Amesim 17: top 5 capabilities

We are proud to introduce Simcenter Amesim 17. 
 
The latest release will help you increase system simulation efficiency through a seamless process integration, maximum modelin…

Predicting SIPART PS2 performance with Simcenter

In Karlsruhe – Germany – are located the Siemens Process Instrumentation offices. In May 2018, we had the privilege to visit one of the team based over there, who develops the SIPART PS2 – a position…

Give me a brake! Virtually test autonomous emergency braking systems

A majority of accidents are caused by late braking or braking with insufficient force. The driver might be distracted, the visibility poor, or another road user makes an unpredictable move. Year over…

These machinery companies opted for the same engineering solution – Guess who?

Can you guess who made these statements?
“Due to rising energy prices, low energy consumption is essential to managing operational expenses. Our products must deliver the highest fabric quality at …