What Can You Learn When You Turn It On?

What Can You Learn When You Turn It On?

Power on an IC package, measure the resulting transient response of the junction temperature and from that infer a wealth…

We Love FloTHERM – 8 Reasons to Upgrade to V9.1

We Love FloTHERM – 8 Reasons to Upgrade to V9.1

Here at the Mechanical Analysis Department we love FloTHERM and we love developing FloTHERM to ensure it keeps up with…

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…

An Interview With… Clemens Lasance

An Interview With… Clemens Lasance

Every industry or industry sub-sector has its movers and shakers, its pioneers and thought leaders. These people have likely helped shape…

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 IV – Fans

The art of modelling using CFD. Part IV – Fans

Sometimes the ability to apply artistic interpretation of your virtual product to your simulation model of it is limited or dictated (take your pick) by…

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…