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The internet runs on Lava Lamps

November 26, 2025

Encryption underpins the security of the internet. Encryption requires not only randomness but unpredictability (something that’s really difficult for a…

By Robin Bornoff
5 MIN READ

Aerodynamics of a Simcenter FLOEFD cow – A social media phenomenon

September 3, 2025

Humour often emerges when two things that don’t normally belong together suddenly meet. Here it’s your standard cow meeting the rarefied world of airflow simulation, a perfectly ludicrous pairing.

By Robin Bornoff
4 MIN READ
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The Boston Tea Party

May 16, 2025

Holiday themed simulation blogs are very de rigueur of late so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon for both…

By Robin Bornoff
4 MIN READ

Embeddable BCI-ROMs, Taking Electronic Thermal Simulation to the Next Level, a Personal Perspective

November 9, 2023

Innovations in the thermal simulation of packaged semiconductor devices can be traced back over 30 years. The recent release of…

By Robin Bornoff
10 MIN READ

What’s the Fastest Way to Dry Your Hands? Simcenter FLOEFD Explains…

September 27, 2023

Find out the fastest way to dry your hands using insights gained from Simcenter FLOEFD.

By Robin Bornoff
3 MIN READ
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Flow Visualization and the Beauty of the Vortex Dome

January 14, 2021

Fluids tend to be transparent, which is problematic for flow visualization. Rheoscopic fluids get round this by seeding the flow with reflective particles.

By Robin Bornoff
9 MIN READ

Chaotic Fluid Dynamics Part 4 – Finding Feigenbaum

January 4, 2021

A 29 year old ambition finally achieved with the help of Simcenter FLOEFD for NX!

By Robin Bornoff
5 MIN READ

Chaotic Fluid Dynamics Part 3 – Wheels

December 18, 2020

Rayleigh–Bénard convection involves the transport of heat from a hot bottom surface to a cold top surface. If the temperature…

By Robin Bornoff
4 MIN READ

Chaotic Fluid Dynamics Part 2 – Butterflies

December 10, 2020

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

By Robin Bornoff
4 MIN READ