Virtual Material Characterization: enabling efficient materials engineering for composites

Currently, lightweight materials are increasing their penetration into several transportation industries. For example, in aircraft design, the strict norms on fuel efficiency and emission can only be…

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…

Electric vehicles are not quiet! Join the 3 day hands-on masterclass

Greta Thunberg is everywhere these days. For those of you who happen to not know her (is that possible?): Greta is a Swedish 16-year old activist that wants to stop global warming and climate change….

Empowering Design Simulation in a Multi-CAD World

If it feels like your job is speeding up, you’re not alone. Engineers are a first-hand witness to the accelerated product development cycles manufacturer’s face today. While there’s a number of moder…

Brabant’s DMS Holland Magnus Master

If there’s anything that can disrupt a relaxing trip on the water, it’s an unstable boat. Whether you’re fishing, scuba diving, or just out on the water, ship stability is an essential part…

Simcenter Motorsolve Now Exports to Simcenter Amesim

As systems become more electrified, designers are required to ensure compliance of electric drive systems in terms of electromagnetic, thermal, noise, vibration, and structural analysis. Simcenter in…

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…

The Digitalization of Industrial Machinery

 
Providing realistic virtual simulation 
Throughout the computer-aided engineering (CAE) design process, engineers must balance a variety of critical performance aspects to validate wh…

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…