Soccer ball CFD with Simcenter STAR-CCM+

The aerodynamics behind the Cristiano Ronaldo free kick with CFD simulation

2018 FIFA World Cup. 32 teams battling it out in the most popular event in sports history.
 
POR 2 | ESP 3 – 87:01
 
Two of the favorites to lift the cup. Portugal is down a goal de…

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It’s a Monday morning and y ou are riding the struggle bus as you get ready for your day job. You decide you want to pick up a coffee from your favorite coffee shop   to get you…

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: What’s New?

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…

Simulation-Driven Design: Simulate While Designing

Welcome back to the fourth part of our simulation-driven design blog series! If you have not had a chance to read our previous posts, check them out below!
 
Part 1: The Age of Simulatio…

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…