The art of modelling using CFD. Part II – Grilles

The art of modelling using CFD. Part II – Grilles

Wiki quote: “A grille is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or…

The art of modelling using CFD. Part I – What happens if you cross art with science?

The art of modelling using CFD. Part I – What happens if you cross art with science?

Considering that CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is an advanced mathematical method for predicting fluid flow and heat transfer using a computational…

“A Faster Horse” – Mentor ‘IDEAS for Mechanical’ driving product development

“A Faster Horse” – Mentor ‘IDEAS for Mechanical’ driving product development

The Mentor ‘IDEAS for Mechanical’ site allows users of FloTHERM, FloVENT, FloTHERM PCB and FloEFD to post their software enhancement requests (access…

FloVIZ, the free FloTHERM/FloVENT CFD results viewer, try it, it’s free

FloVIZ, the free FloTHERM/FloVENT CFD results viewer, try it, it’s free

Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD, is a simulation technology that provides 3D predictions of fluid flow and heat transfer for a…

‘Heat Trees’ – taking a leaf out of natures book

‘Heat Trees’ – taking a leaf out of natures book

Heatsinks aren’t a novel energy efficient type of washing bowl, they are parts that are placed on high powered IC…

The Most Extreme CFD Model Ever Ever – Explained

The Most Extreme CFD Model Ever Ever – Explained

The ability of FloTHERM to resolve a massive disparity in geometric length scale in a single model is for me…

FloTHERM and its new XML neutral file format

FloTHERM and its new XML neutral file format

We have recently published a new xml schema and associated xml reader for FloTHERM that offers some exciting new possibilities….

The Most Extreme CFD Model Ever Ever

The Most Extreme CFD Model Ever Ever

Electronics are small and getting smaller. The world in which we live is tending to stay at the same size….

So, you want to predict component temperatures do you? Part VII

So, you want to predict component temperatures do you? Part VII

This series, despite being somewhat lengthy, is by no means a complete overview of the various methods, options and approaches…