Santa Claus Customs lifting the hood

Santa Claus Customs lifting the hood: revealing “FROSTY-ICE” – the first Ultra-Cold-Combustion Engine 
 
North Pole Motor Show, Arctic: “This is a true breakthrough for us!” says a broa…

Is this the electric vehicle that we’ve all been waiting for?

Uniti One is an EV that just makes more sense.
I have to confess: I have caught the Uniti fever. It all started last April when Werner Custers and I shot a little movie at the Uniti headquart…

The End of the Powertrain Bias

Internal Combustion Engine vs. Electric Machine, this seems a famous game these days. Media, politicians, OEMs, car owners – all of them have their arguments and for one or the other reasons, they ha…

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 beauty of optimization: what ears and mufflers have in common

Beethoven’s life was marked by the tragedy of his deafness,  for  which symptoms appeared  in his  latest  twenties . Before being completely deaf, he used ear-horns to…

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.06: What’s New?

The latest release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ increases model realism through efficient and accurate multiscale simulations.
  Simulation courtesy of InDesA GmbH: www.indesa.de
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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.06: Finding the differences that make a difference…

Can you see the differences between each of the three images in the picture below? Backing up a bit, you’re looking at the pressure contours on the bottom of an impeller in a mixing tank. E…

Solution History Support for Derived Parts in STAR-CCM+ v11.04

Please note: Original publication date 07-16-2016
 
When less is more …   it’s like déjà vu all over again!
 
A while back, I published a blog on a significant imp…

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.06: Overcome conflicting goals with the right compromise

 
Our world is changing and becoming increasingly complex. I feel that every day we are facing more and more challenges implicating conflicting goals, both in personal and professional lives….