Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Who’s driving this time?

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Who ’s driving this time?  
 
I was recently driving with my father-in-law, looking for a new restaurant we wanted to try. The first thing I did when…

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…

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…

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….

2018 Simcenter Conference: Why you NEED to attend.

Engineering can often be a lonely pursuit. For all the talk of “teamwork” and “collaboration,” most simulation engineers spend a significant amount of their working week alone in a cubicle staring (o…

The Art of Engineering through Design Exploration

In 2017 my house turned 100 years old.  Over the course of that 100 years it has had a relatively interesting life.  Constructed in the lush, forested, Pacific Northwest at the turn of…

Preview: Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04

The latest release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ will help you to engineer innovation.
 
 
 
Driven by the competing demands of evolving customer expectations and increased emis…

Stitch in time with Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Surface Repair

        Are you one of those CFD engineers always running up against time with too many finger-crossing moments? Are those moments most frequent at the geometry preparation and vo…

A CFD Story: The Brief History of Formula One Aerodynamics

If you are a casual fan of Formula One it’s likely you may have come across either the phrase “CFD” or “Virtual Wind Tunnel Simulation” in any TV commentary when the sub…