Colorful Fluid Dynamics? Say it again, I dare you…

“Colorful Fluid Dynamics”, an old pun on the Computational Fluid Dynamics acronym, CFD, can be divisive. Doug McLean, Boeing Technical Fellow (retired), offered the following perspective from his exc…

Simcenter STAR-CCM+2019.1: What’s New?

STAR-CCM+ v2019.1 includes a host of new features that increase both the realism of your simulations and your ability to automate them. 
 

 
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has a hard…

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2019.1: the Automation Awards

Multidisciplinary design space exploration relies on a robust and automatable framework, capable of seamlessly orchestrating parametric changes, swapping old geometry with new assemblies, and executi…

Blinded by the Obvious

We can all be blinded by the obvious.  T he number of Dilbert cartoons on the topic is great evidence for how often it happens to all of us.
 

 
This has been on m…

STAR-CCM+ v12.04: Two mouse clicks? Hold that thought!

Please note: Original publication date 06-29-2017 
 
Just one numerical simulation contains a wealth of information – we can gain a lot of insight on how a device performs, and from tha…

Why focusing on ICE thermal management to reach emission regulation targets?

“The European automotive industry invests more than €50 billion in R&D annually, a large percentage of which goes towards fuel-efficiency technologies, to meet EU CO2 emission reduction targets t…

polymer extrusion webinar

The missing tool in polymer extrusion? One word: Simulation

“One word: plastics” is no longer good advice. Let’s use “one word: simulation” instead.

STAR-CCM+ v11.06: Building a better sim file – part 1 of 2

Please note: Original publication date 10-18-2016
 
A well organized workshop, purposely conceived to build and revise things of interest, is truly appealing with its array of tools, caref…

STAR-CCM+ v11.06: Building a better sim file – part 2 of 2

Please note: Original publication date 10-25-2016
 
A well ordered workshop – is it inherently capable of making us more productive? Is it really worth the effort to get organized? Steve Job…