Simulation Software So Simple Even Teenagers Can Use It

Simulation Software So Simple Even Teenagers Can Use It

The UK government has a policy for all year 10 or year 11 students to undertake a week’s work experience….

Bottlenecks and Interface Materials; Part 2 – When TIMs Go Bad

Bottlenecks and Interface Materials; Part 2 – When TIMs Go Bad

‘Bits stuck onto other bits’, a succinct definition of an electronic product, if not a product that contains electronics. Soldering…

What! All that just for that? The bonkers world of CPU cooling.

What! All that just for that? The bonkers world of CPU cooling.

My colleague Ed and I were marvelling the other day at the CPU cooling unit from one of our training…

On the Vilification of Smokers

On the Vilification of Smokers

On a recent trip to Japan I was surprised to find out how much their attitudes to smoking had changed….

Identifying Thermal Bottlenecks and Shortcut Opportunities – Taking Simulation to the Next Level

Identifying Thermal Bottlenecks and Shortcut Opportunities – Taking Simulation to the Next Level

Simulation has, to date, focused primarily on the prediction of an operating state that is compared to a design acceptable…

Red Hot Electronic Thermal Analysis?

Red Hot Electronic Thermal Analysis?

The etymology of the phrase ‘red hot’ dates back to the 14th century describing the colour attained by metal as…

The art of modelling using CFD. Part VI – Peripheral Boundary Conditions

The art of modelling using CFD. Part VI – Peripheral Boundary Conditions

This final blog in this series focuses on what is sometimes the most ethereal of CFD modelling arts, where and…

The art of modelling using CFD. Part V – Grid

The art of modelling using CFD. Part V – Grid

Any simulation technology based on an approach of subdividing a 3D model into many tessellated control volumes (e.g. the finite…

The art of modelling using CFD. Part III – TIGs

The art of modelling using CFD. Part III – TIGs

Never trust a TLA (three-letter acronym) or those who use them, unless the abbreviation provides some value in terms of…